Fiddlin' John Carson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Little Mary Phagan
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- 4,566
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countryfolkAllold timeCountry and Western
Fiddlin' John Carson (March 23, 1868 – December 11, 1949) was an American "old-time" folk fiddler and an early-recorded country musician. Carson was born in (or near) Fannin County, Georgia, and grew up on a farm there. His father worked as a section foreman for the W&A Railroad Company. In his teens, Carson learned to play the fiddle, using an old Stradivari-copy violin brought from Ireland in the early 18th century. When he was eleven years old he used to roam the streets of Copperhill playin
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Carson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fannin County
- Place of death
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- old-time music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- OKeh Records
- Image
- Fiddlin'JohnCarson.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fiddlin' John Carson
- date of death
- 1949-12-11
- date of birth
- 1868-03-23
- start of work period
- 1920-00-00
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