The "Henpecked Husbands" band name was bestowed by lifelong bachelor Woodie (1900-78) on his older, married compatriots, Woodie, Reed (1900-65), and Nuckolls (1895-1975), all from the Laurel Springs section of Allegheny County, North Carolina, were an active band in their community for many years, though they made only one record,
Ephraim Woodie and the Henpecked Husbands, Ephraim Woodie, vocal, guitar; Clay Reed, fiddle; Edison Nuckolls, banjo.
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