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Tom Ashley

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New Zealand windsurfer

Person · Open Library

Born
1913
Died
1972
Works
1

Top works

  • The Burma letters

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1994-09-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
40,205
Total plays
155,550

Tags

folkcountrybanjoamericanabluegrass

"Tom" Clarence Ashley (Clarence Earl McCurry, Bristol, Tennessee, September 29, 1895 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, June 2, 1967) was an American clawhammer banjo player, guitarist and singer. He began performing at medicine shows in the Southern Appalachian region as early as 1911, and gained initial fame in the late 1920s as both a solo recording artist and as a member of various string bands. After his "rediscovery" during the folk revival of the 1960s <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

via Last.fm · Clarence Ashley