Grayson & Whitter

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Gilliam Banmon Grayson (November 11, 1887 – August 16, 1930) was an American Old-time fiddle player and singer. Mostly blind from infancy, Grayson is chiefly remembered for a series of sides recorded with guitarist Henry Whitter (born April 6, 1892 near Fries, Grayson County, Virginia - died November 17, 1941 Morganton, North Carolina) an early old-time recording artist, firstly as a solo singer, guitarist and harmonica player, and later between 1927 and 1930 in partnership with the fiddler G.B. Grayson that would later influence numerous country, bluegrass, and rock musicians. Grayson wrote much of his own material, but was also instrumental in adapting several traditional Appalachian ballads to fiddle and guitar formats. His music has been recorded or performed by musicians such as Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Mick Jagger, the Kingston Trio, and dozens of bluegrass artists, including the Stanley Brothers and Mac Wiseman. G.B. Grayson was born in rural Ashe County, North Carolina in 1887 to Benjamin and Martha Roark Grayson. According to his sister, when G.B. was six weeks old, his sight was damaged when he stared out the window at bright snow for several hours. While he was mostly blind his entire life, he could identify some people from their size and could tell time using a watch with large numbers. When G.B. was two years old, his family moved a few miles west to Johnson County, Tennessee, where he would live for the rest of his life. While G.B.'s family was poor, the Grayso

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