Shorty Hobbs never got the recognition he deserved as a mandolin player. His earliest recordings were done for Champion just before the Depression drove them out of the record business, Then this gem sat in the ARC vaults for two years, by which time he had a successful radio career as a comedian, seldom playing at all,
Roy "Shorty" Hobbs, mandolin; Asa Martin, James Roberts, guitars.
New York, NY 8/23/34 Perfect 6-03-52
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