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George Pegram
12+ albums
banjocountryfolkUSAOld-Timey
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George Franklin Pegram was born in 1911 and raised in Guilford County, a farming community that was rich in traditional music. Growing up as a teenager, the musician purchased his first Silvertone banjo for $15. He also met Zack Whitaker, a local promoter who organized fiddlers' conventions and showcases while Pegram was growing up. Also influenced by his uncle Clyde Pegram, George Pegram began perfecting the "double-thumbing" style of banjo playing, a three-finger movement that used single notes. At the age of 26, Pegram married Dorothy Louise Dick in Guilford County, then moved to Statesville. Upon entering the navy during the Second World War, Pegram lost one eye during the attack on Pearl Harbor. After working a variety of odd jobs in sawmills and furniture factories, the musician met Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a promoter of folk and "mountain" dance festivals. Needing additional acts to fill various folk festivals in North Carolina, Lunsford signed Pegram and recorded some of his material. Throughout the 1950s, he performed with Clegg Garner, Okie Mountain Boys and Corbett Bennett and His Mountain Dudes. In 1955, Pegram played with Walter "Red" Parhorn and more touring and performing continued. In 1957, Kenneth Goldstein recorded the duo for Riverside Records. Known for his dynamic and exciting live show, Pegram won a series of annual awards at the Galax Fiddlers' Convention, including the Outstanding Individual Performer in both 1966 and 1969. In 1970, he released his self-
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George Pegram
Classic Old-Time Music From Smithsonian Folkways
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Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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The Rounder Records Story
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Old Time
Pickin' and Blowin'
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Classic Old-Time Music
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Galax, Virginia Old Fiddler's Convention
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Bury Me Beneath the Willow - A Treasury of Southern Mountain Folk Songs & Ballads
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Banjo Songs Of The Southern Mountains
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Good Old Mountain Dew: Banjo Songs Of The Southern Mountains
Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads