Roscoe Holcomb

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Horenstein, Henry
Description
Roscoe Holcomb (1911-1981) embodied the "high, lonesome sound" of traditional Appalachian songs. A banjo player and singer, he spent most of his life in the small town of Daisy, Kentucky, working for a living with no aspirations to become a star. Smithsonian folklorist John Cohen recorded Holcomb at home in 1959. That recording led to performances at bluegrass festivals and an international tour with the Stanley Brothers.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Horenstein, Henry
negative
1972
print
2003
ID Number
2003.0169.028
accession number
2003.0169
catalog number
2003.0169.028
Object Name
photograph
gelatin silver print
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm
Place Made
United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Musicians
Men
Elderly
Record ID
nmah_1203659
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-6e0a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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Roscoe Holcomb (1911-1981) was recorded by Smithsonian folklorist John Cohen in 1959. That recording led to performances at bluegrass festivals and an international tour with the Stanley Brothers.
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