Gwin Foster
Gwin Stanley Foster (December 25, 1903 – November 25, 1954), also known as Gwen or Gwyn,[1] was an old-time/country harmonica and guitar player who was known for work in The Carolina Tar Heels[2] and the Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers.[3]
He was born in Caldwell County, North Carolina, and died in Dallas, North Carolina, the son of Joe Foster and Myra Elizabeth (nee Day).[4] He worked in the textile mills, where he met banjoist Coble "Dock" Walsh, and they formed the band.[5]
The oldest known recording of the song, "House of the Rising Sun", under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Ashley and Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label (02576).[6][7]
References
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- ^ Country music: a biographical dictionary by Richard Carlin
- ^ Tom Ashley, Sam Mcgee, Bukka White: Tennessee Traditional Singers edited by Thomas G. Burton, pgs 32-34
- ^ North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976. North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates.
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Further references
[edit | edit source]- Tony Russell: Country Music Originals (2007), S. 111 f.; Oxford University Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Gwin Foster discography at Discogs
- https://www.discogs.com/artist/516958-Ashley-Foster
- Gwin Foster at Find a GraveLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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