(1-3 of 3 song lyrics)Average rating for Clarence Ashley songs is 7.73/10 [51 votes]. Selected popular Clarence Ashley song of Monday, December 23 2024 is "Walking Boss".
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The House Carpenter (2020 Remaster) - Single [2019]
"Tom" Clarence Ashley (Clarence Earl McCurry, Bristol, Tennessee, September 29, 1895 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 2, 1967) was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911, and gained initial fame in the late 1920s as both a solo recording artist and as a member of various string bands. After his "rediscovery" during the folk revival of the 1960s, Ashley spent the last years of his life playing at folk music concerts, including appearances at Carnegie Hall in New York and at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.Clarence Ashley was born Clarence Earl McCurry in Bristol, Tennessee in 1895, t... read more