A Crayola Crayon TV commercial has the old fiddle tune "Carroll County Blues" playing in the background. (Some of the original may be heard HERE) This piece was written by fiddler Willie Narmour & guitarist Shell Smith from Carroll County, MS, who were acquaintances of Mississippi John Hurt. In fact, they were partly responsible for MJH being recorded in 1928.

I thought I was "hearing things" when I first watched the advertisement. It seems an odd piece to have chosen for the commercial, but it works.
I just wonder how it was chosen to be the one used.

However, the ad has me once again looking for Narmour& Smith recordings. I have found a couple of sites that offer them doing 3-4 of their tunes on compilation CDs, but that seems to be about it.

Are any of you aware of any existing copies of the complete recordings of the duo? I have written to Harry Bolick at the site I linked to above & I'm still awaiting a response.

Any info would be appreciated.

Ken