For those who share my interest, examples of “hillbilly” blues musicians who were born before 1895: Shelly Lee Alley Bert Bilbro Charlie Bowman Samantha Bumgarner Dick Burnett Nora Carpenter John Carson Warner Carver Cleve Chaffin Ben Christian Tom Darby Ollie Debrow Van Edwards Tom Freeman Ollie Gilbert Banmon Grayson Clarence Greene Roy Harvey John Hatcher Marvin Head Louise Henson Charlie Higgins Theophilus Hoskins Molly Jackson Ben Jarrell Earl Johnson Dallas Jones Frank Kamplain Stella Kimble Bert Layne Margaret Lillie Jimmy Long Bascom Lunsford Dave Macon Palmer McAbee Sam McGee Tyler Meeks David Miller Sam Moore Jess Morris Oscar Mosley Willie Narmour Preston Nester Tex Owens Charlie Poole Riley Puckett Ike Reaves Pender Rector Henry Reed Carson Robison Posey Rorer Billy Smythe Manco Sneed Pete Steele Bunt Stephens Ernest Stoneman Cleve Sutphin Gid Tanner Jimmie Tarlton Ben Tinnon Marion Underwood George Walburn Wade Ward Henry Whitter George Wise Dacosta Woltz Jess Young
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