Doodle Thrower & Golden River Grass: Mountain Dew (1982)


Date recorded: September 11, 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Tipton, Strawberry; Performer: Daniel, Gene; Performer: Elliott, Len; Performer: Kee, Bill; Performer: Watson, James; Performer: Thrower, John (Doodle); Performer: Doodle Thrower & The Golden River Grass Band
Description: Doodle Thrower & the Golden River Grass band perform "Mountain Dew" at Mountain Music Park in Dahlonega, Georgia. John (Doodle) Thrower, vocal & harmonica; James Watson, banjo; Bill Kee, fiddle; Len Elliott, guitar & vocal; and Gene Daniel, bass. With Strawberry Tipton, banjo & vocal. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew, September 11, 1982.
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Instruments: voice, harmonica, banjo, fiddle, guitar
Location: Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States
Archive ID: yZUoPualHW0
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Belongs to: Appalachia (1982–1983)
About the session: Cloggers and buck dancers; bluegrass and string bands; white gospel groups; stories, folktales, and ballads from coal miners, tobacco farmers, and former bootleggers, filmed in Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Performers include Ray Hicks, Nimrod Workman, Tommy Jarrell, and Raymond Fairchild, the man reputed to be the fastest banjo player in the world.
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