Lesley Riddle on the right, next to Brownie McGhee
Back in the 1920’s A. P. Carter scoured the Appalachian countryside looking for songs the Carter Family could perform. Along with him was a young black musician from Kingsport who was instrumental in finding many of those songs in the area’s African-American community. Today we tell his story.
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