Clarence Ashley


Wikipedia - "'Tom' Clarence Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911, and gained initial fame during the late 1920s as both a solo recording artist and as a member of various string bands."
Wikipedia, Clarence Ashley
YouTube: Clarence Ashley performs "The Cuckoo", Dark Holler, Coo Coo Bird, The Old Arm Chair, "Tom" Clarence Ashley and Doc Watson- Peg and Awl, The House of the Rising Sun, Corinna, Corinna

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