From the book The First Forty Years Of The Galax Old Fiddlers Convention by Herman K. Williams
Miscellaneous
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Leake Caudle Band
Leake Caudle Band at Galax -
Bogtrotters
From the book The First Forty Years Of The Galax Old Fiddlers Convention by Herman K. Williams
Band 1st place winners from the April 1935 Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. The first contest at Galax
Left to right - seated, Crockett Ward, Dr. W. P. Davis; standing, Uncle Alex Dunford, Fields Ward, Wade Ward
The Bogtrotters -
John Ashby
John Ashby -
Lacey Hartje
Lacey Hartje -
Jim Herd
Jim Herd -
Pariseau's Orchestra
Pariseau's Orchestra - gleaned from the Internet -
Otto Wood
Here's a photo of Otto Wood at age 19. Thanks go to Gregg Kimball for finding and shareing this great photo!
Otto Wood photo found by Gregg Kimball -
Marshall Claiborne
Marshall Claiborne - Guthrie Meade Collection -
Hubert Caldwell
Hubert Caldwell of Shorts Creek, Virginia at Galax Old Fiddler's Convention in the late 60's. Picture from Airstream Life by Mark Sanderford.
Hurbert Caldwell photo by Mark Sanderford -
Joe Forrester, Uncle Bob Cates, Howdy and Clyde Forrester
Joe Forrester, Uncle Bob Cates, Howdy and Clyde Forrester - Not sure where exactly I came up with this great photo. From the Internet somewhere.
Joe Forrester, Uncle Bob Cates, Howdy and Clyde Forrester -
Otis Burris - Photo by Mark Sanderford
Otis Burris - Photo by Mark Sanderford -
Ron Hughey
Ron Hughey -
Wilfred Guillette
Wilfred Guillette of Vermont, photo gleaned from The Digital Folk Life page on Face Book .
Wilfred Guillette of Vermont -
Kenny Hall Etching by Harry Liedstrand
Kenny Hall Etching by Harry Liedstrand
Kenny Hall Etching by Harry Liedstrand -
Bill Northcutt
Bill Northcutt photo gleaned fron the Internet
Bill Northcutt -
Slick Jones & Elmo Newcomer
From Texas Slick Jones & Elmo Newcomer - photo gleaned from Facebook.
Slick Jones & Elmo Newcomer -
Alvis Massengale
Alvis Massengale photo gleaned from the Internet
Alvis Massengale -
Charles Carr & Uncle Dick Hutchison
Charles Carr & Uncle Dick Hutchison - photo gleaned from the OOP LP Old Time Fiddlin'
Charles Carr & Uncle Dick Hutchison -
Tony Thomas
Photo gleaned from the out of print LP Old Style Texas & Oklahoma Fiddlin'
Tony Thomas -
Raymond Melton
Raymond Melton - Photo by Bosco Takaki
Raymond Melton - Photo by Bosco Takaki -
Fiddlin' Van Kidwell
Fiddlin' Van Kidwell - Photo by Bosco Takaki
Fiddlin' Van Kidwell - Photo by Bosco Takaki -
Sherman Hammons
Sherman Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki
Sherman Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki -
Maggie Hammons
Maggie Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki
Maggie Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki -
Burl Hammons
Burl Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki
Burl Hammons - Photo by Bosco Takaki -
1901 Fort Worth Fiddle Contest
Special Collections UT-Arlington
Old Fiddlers Contest, 1901
Credit: Jack White Photograph Collection
The Old Fiddlers Contest was held at Fort Worth City Hall on April 12-13, 1901. Sponsored by the Robert E. Lee Camp, United Confederate Veterans, the contest featured participants from across north Texas who had been playing the fiddle for 25 to 60 years. Fort Worth photographer Charles L. Swartz assembled the group on the steps of City Hall to commemorate the occasion.
Henry C. Gilliland (Parker County) won first prize, a gold watch, plus best “Dixie” and best “Arkansaw (sic) Traveler.” J.K.P. Harris (Granbury) won a silver watch for second prize and was deemed the most handsome. Third prize, a suit of clothes, went to Ed L. Taylor (Weatherford). Additional prizes went to: O.P Simms (84, Plano) the oldest and whitest hair; M.J. or W.J. Bonner (Fort Worth), smallest foot and shortest; J.J. Roberts (Springtown), tallest; T.A. Furlough (Hood County), largest foot and ugliest; W.J. Winniford ( Lancaster), one-eyed; Dr. H.R. Gray (Kaufman County), oldest violin and longest beard; John A. Young (Paris), bald-headed and best rebel yell; and Steve S. Atkins, the second bald-headed prize. Other contestants were T.C. Adams (Fort Worth), J.M. Ginn (Navarro County), J.C. Miller (Tarrant County), and J.E. Ross (Lindale).
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1901 Fort Worth Fiddle Contest -
Corklickers & Lorne Greene
Corklickers & Lorne Greene - photo gleaned from Facebook
Corklickers & Lorne Greene -
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers poster - photo courtesy of Faith Dominy and B. Matthew Neiburger
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers - Photo by B. Matthew Neiburger -
Greg Hooven
Greg Hooven at his home in Pipers Gap, 1989 - Photo by Faith Dominy
Greg Hooven - photo by Faith Dominy -
Larry & Doc Corn
Larry & Doc Corn - Photo courtesy of Larry, Doc Corn's grandson
Larry & Doc Corn -
Harvey “Pappy” Taylor
Harvey “Pappy” Taylor of Effingham, Illinois - gleaned from the Internet somewhere
Harvey “Pappy” Taylor -
Dean Reed & Alan Jabbour
Dean Reed & Alan Jabbour - photo gleaned from the Internet somewhere.
Dean Reed & Alan Jabbour -
Bubba George
Bubba George 1980 - Photo by Faith Dominy
Bubba George - photo by Faith Dominy -
Travis & Trevor Stuart
Travis & Trevor Stuart Galax 1989 - photo by Faith Dominy
Travis & Trevor Stuart - photo by Faith Dominy -
Benton Flippen and Richard Bowman
Benton Flippen and Richard Bowman, Elk Creek 1989 - photo by Faith Dominy
Benton Flippen and Richard Bowman - photo by Faith Dominy -
Roan Mountain Hilltoppers with Harold Hausenfluck
Roan Mountain Hilltoppers with Harold Hausenfluck, Galax 1985. Photo by Faith Dominy
Roan Mountain Hilltoppers with Harold Hausenfluck - photo by Faith Dominy -
Bob Wills
Bob Wills - photographer unknown.
Bob Wills -
Ralph Blizard
Ralph Blizard - unknown photographer
Ralph Blizard -
Johnny Hager & Ed Haley
Johnny Hager and Ed Haley at Webster Springs Hotel in Webster Springs, WV, 1914. Photo courtesy of Joe Mullins family. Photo gleaned from the Ed Haley Face Book page.
Johnny Hager & Ed Haley -
Tom Fuller
Tom Fuller - gleaned from the Internet somewhere.
Tom Fuller -
Charlie Kinney
Charlie Kinney - gleaned from the internet somewhere
Charlie Kinney -
Uncle Jimmie Thompson & Ella Manners Thompson
Uncle Jimmie Thompson & Ella Manners Thompson - photo gleaned from the internet somewhere.
Uncle Jimmie Thompson & Ella Manners Thompson -
Clarance, Henry and Harold Hall - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band
Clarance, Henry and Harold Hall - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band - gleaned from the Internet
Clarance, Henry and Harold Hall - Big Chief Henry's Indian String Band -
Eck Robertson & Henry Gilliland
Gleaned from the Internet
Eck Robertson & Henry Gilliland -
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles
Seven Foot Dilly & His Dill Pickles -
Elizabeth & Isham Monday
Photo gleaned from Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes by Jeff Todd Titon
Elizabeth & Isham Monday - photo courtesy of Carl & Mary Monday -
John Salyer
Photo gleaned from Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes by Jeff Todd Titon
John Salyer - photo courtesy of Bruce Greene -
Buell Kazee
Photo gleaned from You Tube.
Buell Kazee -
Shadrack "Fiddler Shade" Casebolt Slone
(1828 - 1922) Kentucky. According to Jeff Todd Titon's Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes book, Hiram Stamper learned some fiddle tunes from Slone. Found on the internet somewhere.
Shade Sloan -
Hiram Stamper
I found this on the Internet somewhere
Hiram Stamper -
Asa Zibina Combs
Born 1894 Kentucky. Found on the Internet somewhere.
Asa Zibina Combs -
Bud Reed & Tex Logan
photo by Alice Gerrard - 1969
Bud Reed & Tex Logan - photo by Alice Gerrard -
Allan Block
Indian Neck Folk Festival 1986
Allan Block - photo by Martha Burns -
Franklin George
Photo taken by Martha Burns at Breakin' Up Winter, Lebanon, Tennessee
Franklin George - photo by Martha Burns 2014 -
Dave Howard & Allan Block
Photo taken by Martha Burns at Indian Neck Folk Festival 1986
Dave Howard & Allan Block - photo by Martha Burns 1986 -
Tennessee Ramblers
Tennessee Ramblers - Fiddlin' Bill Sievers, Willie Sievers and Mack Sievers - Photo coutesy of Spring Fed Records
Tennessee Ramblers - Photo coutesy of Spring Fed Records -
Leake County Revelers
Leake County Revelers courtesy of Spring Fed Records
Leake County Revelers courtesy of Spring Fed Records -
Clayton McMichen
Gleaned from Face Book
Clayton McMichen -
John Habursky, John Guzy, George Habursky
Photo contributed by Guy and Teresa Tanczos. Guy adds "This was taken at a family gathering. John Guzy is my wife's grandpa, the Habursky brothers are his brothers-in-law. George, his wife and children had a family band. John Habursky was killed in the war."
John Habursky, John Guzy, George Habursky - (Dillonvale, Ohio early 40's)