Roscoe Holcomb

Roscoe Holcomb (born Roscoe Halcomb; September 5, 1912 – February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound", coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen. The "high lonesome sound" term is now used to describe bluegrass singing, although Holcomb was not, strictly speaking, a bluegrass performer.

Alessandro "Asso" Stefana - 2024-05-17T00:00:00.000000Z

The Old Church - 2021-12-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2017-03-24T00:00:00.000000Z

San Diego Folk Festival 1972 - 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2013-05-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways - 2010-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go? - 2009-08-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961-1965 - 2006-09-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways - 2003-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

An Untamed Sense of Control - 2003-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways - 2002-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z

There is No Eye: Music for Photographs - 2001-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Kentucky Old-Time Banjo - 1999-03-23T00:00:00.000000Z

The High Lonesome Sound - 1998-01-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Mountain Music of Kentucky - 1996-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Close To Home - 1975-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Roots of Black Music in America - 1972-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Friends of Old Time Music - 1964-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Music of Roscoe Holcomb and Wade Ward - 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Moonshiner - 2024-04-25T00:00:00.000000Z

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