Stanley & Ray Hicks: Roving Gambler (1982)

Date recorded: September 8, 1982 to September 9, 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: Hicks, Ray; Performer: Hicks, Stanley
Description: Stanley Hicks and his first cousin Ray perform "Roving Gambler" (which Stanley calls "Roamin' Gambler"). Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at Ray's home at Banner Elk, Beech Mountain, North Carolina, September 8-9, 1982.
Subject(s):
Setting: Home of Ray Hicks
Location: Beech Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina, United States
Archive ID: swGncojYqZo
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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