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| Size | 5.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 246 items) |
| Abstract | John T. Huddle was a lawyer, a clawhammer banjo player, and old-time music aficionado of Lancaster, Ohio. The collection consists of audiocassettes recorded and collected by Huddle. The cassettes contain live recordings of old-time music festivals, concerts, contests, workshops and jams recorded by Huddle and others, dubs of commercial cassettes, and compilations of recordings of 78's. Artists include Alice Gerrard, Andy Cahan, Bela Fleck, Bill Schmidt, Doc Watson, Joe LaRose, Kerry Blech, Lowe Stokes, the Kimble Family, the Red Clay Ramblers, and Tommy Jarrell, among many others. |
| Creator | Huddle, John T. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
John T. Huddle was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on 7 May 1933. He received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University and a degree in law from the Ohio State University in 1957. He practiced law in Lancaster, Ohio.
Huddle played the clawhammer banjo and was a member of the Firewood String Band with his wife, Mickey Hartung, and son Ben. He and Hartung opened the musical venue called "Mickey's Cheese Emporium" in Lancaster. He died in Lancaster on 29 November 1996.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of audiocassettes recorded and collected by lawyer and banjo player John T. Huddle of Lancaster, Ohio. The cassettes contain live recordings of old-time music festivals, concerts, contests, workshops and jams recorded by Huddle and others; dubs of commercial cassettes; and compilations of recordings of 78's. Artists include Alice Gerrard, Andy Cahan, Bela Fleck, Bill Schmidt, Doc Watson, Joe LaRose, Kerry Blech, Lowe Stokes, the Kimble Family, the Red Clay Ramblers, and Tommy Jarrell, among many others.
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Audiocassettes, 1936-1993.
Arrangement: Original order has been maintained.