Performances by Smoky Mountain Special / Holston Mountain Boys at Shriners Bluegrass Festival 1977, -NONE-

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Identifier
000006465
Alt Identifier
9600
Asset Type
-NONE-
Date
1977, 1977
Description (Video footage of Smoky Mountain Special and the Holston Mountain Boys performing at the 1977 Shriners Bluegrass Festival, held at the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise, VA.

Songs included:

Smoky Mountain Special [Eddie Cavez (fiddle), Van Gilbert (banjo), et al.]: "Draggin a Boat", "Norwegian Wood" (The Beatles), "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood ©1959), "Black Mountain Rag" (Doc Watson), "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy" (A.P. Carter ©1931), "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, Maccartney), "Footprints in the Snow" (Bill Monroe), "Breakdown", "Molly and Tenbrooks" (Bill Monroe).

Holston Mountain Boys [Jimmy Former (fiddle), Jack Lewis (banjo), Lawrence Boyd (bass), Sam Witchner (guitar), Leon Kiser (mandolin)]: "Red Apple Rag", "Nolichuckey" (Holston Mountain Boys), "Prisoner Song" (Bill Monroe), "Paddy on the Turnpike" (trad.), "Summertime is Past and Gone" (Bill Monroe), "Chicken Roost Blues" (Cliff Carlisle), "Hickory Tree" (Holston Mountain Boys), "Showboat Gambler" (England Dan & John Ford Coley).

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Video footage of Smoky Mountain Special and the Holston Mountain Boys performing at the 1977 Shriners Bluegrass Festival, held at the Wise County Fairgrounds in Wise, VA.

Songs included:

Smoky Mountain Special [Eddie Cavez (fiddle), Van Gilbert (banjo), et al.]: "Draggin a Boat", "Norwegian Wood" (The Beatles), "Tennessee Stud" (Jimmy Driftwood ©1959), "Black Mountain Rag" (Doc Watson), "Jimmy Brown the Newsboy" (A.P. Carter ©1931), "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" (Lennon, Maccartney), "Footprints in the Snow" (Bill Monroe), "Breakdown", "Molly and Tenbrooks" (Bill Monroe).

Holston Mountain Boys [Jimmy Former (fiddle), Jack Lewis (banjo), Lawrence Boyd (bass), Sam Witchner (guitar), Leon Kiser (mandolin)]: "Red Apple Rag", "Nolichuckey" (Holston Mountain Boys), "Prisoner Song" (Bill Monroe), "Paddy on the Turnpike" (trad.), "Summertime is Past and Gone" (Bill Monroe), "Chicken Roost Blues" (Cliff Carlisle), "Hickory Tree" (Holston Mountain Boys), "Showboat Gambler" (England Dan & John Ford Coley).

 
Duration
1:01:27;No
Media Type
Moving Image and Sound
Physical Format
1/2 inch videotape: reel-to-reel
Generation:
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Generation - General
Unknown
Container
Item
Color
-NONE-
Subjects
Bluegrass music, Community Television
Rights Summary
This digital object may not be sold, redistributed, or copied as an electronic file or any other media without the express written consent of Appalshop, Inc.
Access Restrictions
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Related Collection
Mountain Community Television Collection, 1972-1978
Related Place
Wise, VA
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