Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

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Tune Title

Artist

Byron Parker & His Hillbillies

Year

1946

Media Source

From the Collection of John Coffey

Notes

Byron Parker (The Old Hired Hand) And His Hillbillies Of Radio Station WIS, Columbia, S.C.

Collections Reference

John Coffey Collection

Label

DeLuxe

Catalog Number

5017

Matrix Number

246-88

Track Order

1998.25

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Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

This recording was made at radio station WIS, where the band was a featured act for many years. It is the only clearly audible recording of Jenkins’ pioneering early banjo style, a major influence on the young Earl Scruggs. Jenkins (1908-90) was the real leader of the band; Parker, who did not perform, was the announcer and MC,

Byron Parker and his Hillbillies: Floyd Lacewell, Gene Ray, vocals, guitars; DeWitt "Snuffy" Jenkins, banjo; Homer Sherrill, fiddle.

Columbia, SC 11/46 DeLuxe 5017

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