J. P. Nestor

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"Among the standout tunes of the "hillbilly music" recorded in the 20s and 30s was a tune played and sung with fiddle and banjo. This tune, "Train on the Island", has been considered a classic in every sense of the word by collectors. The singer played great mountain-style banjo and sang with much fervor. His name was J.P. Nestor, and this is the only name to be found on the original 78, and consequently, the LP reissue. Little has been learned about him other than that he died a few years ago, and his middle name was Preston. He apparently went by the nickname "Pres". After recording four numbers on August 1, 1927, in Bristol, Tennessee, for the Victor company, Nestor and the accompanying fiddle player Norman Edmonds were offered paid transportation to New York City to make more records. Unfortunately, Nestor flatly refused to leave the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Hillsville, Virginia area, and was never recorded again. " User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3B: Songs

American Folk Music

Anthology of American Folk Music

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American Epic: The Collection

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Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs

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American Folk Music CD 3B - Songs

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Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3 (Disc 2)

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Anthology Of American Folk Mus

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Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs (Disc 2)

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Times Ain't Like They Used To Be - Volume 1

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Anthology of American Folk Music (3-B)

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Anthology of American Folk Music: Songs

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