Not to hog the thread, but here's information on Daw Henson, who sings "Moonshiner" on the 7-CD box set, "Kentucky Mountain Music."   Henson was recorded for the Library of Congress by Lomax. I don't know the date, but he would appear to be fairly modern & thus not among the song's originators. Info drawn from this thread:

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=59656

The thread contains this quote from the CD booklet:

"Daw Henson came from the crossroads of Billy's Branch in Clay County in the middle of what is now the Daniel Boone National Forest. Lomax apparently left no field notes about him, but seemed to appreciate his "mountain blues" style of singing with the guitar. His MOONSHINER, WALLINS CREEK GIRLS, and SWOFFORD BRANCH STILLS resemble the hard-living anti-sentimental songs of Cliff Carlisle or Billy Cox more than the older traditional pieces. His version of a genuine old ballad, LADY MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM, begins with an odd, modern guitar introduction that blends old with new."

Bob