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Ozarks Traditional Music: List of Musicians

A guide to research materials and special collections (including the Max Hunter Collection and the Gordon McCann Collection) available at the Missouri State University library

Ozarks Fiddlers

Bill Driver (December 8, 1881 - December 6, 1986)

Lyman "Lee" Enloe (March 14, 1906 - April 12, 1997)

Art Galbraith (April 17, 1909 - January 3, 1993)

Jimmy Gage (December 16,1920 - July 1,1990)

Tony Gilmore

George Helton

Violet Hensley (b. October 21, 1916)

June Herndon (December 28, 1925 - February 29, 2008)

Bob Holt (November 25, 1930 - March 19, 2004)

Casey Jones (April 23, 1910 - June 27, 1987)

Vee Latty (February 11, 1900 -  May 8,1957)

Preston "Pete" McMahan (November 18, 1919 - February 11, 2000)

Absie Morrison (November 12, 1876 - May 31, 1964)

Glen Rickman (June 14, 1901 - September 2, 1982)

Lonnie Robertson (January 8, 1908 - February 19, 1981)

David Scrivner

H.K. Silvey (b. 1934)

Leonard Smith "The One-Armed Fiddler" (May 1, 1911 - November 10, 2000)

Cyril Stinnet (January 27, 1912 - July 27, 1986)

Lee Stoneking (April 15, 1907 - December 30,1989)

Fred Stoneking (May 18, 1933 - October 5, 2009)

Emanuel Wood (March 15, 1900 - October 10, 1981)

 

Alvie Dooms (born 1930)

Other Regional Musicians

Jimmy Driftwood (June 20, 1907 - July 12, 1998)

Alvie Dooms  (b. 1930)

Red Highfill (October 10, 1924 - May 12, 2005)

Glenn Ohrlin (October 26, 1926 - February 9, 2015)

Almeda Riddle (November 21, 1898 - June 30, 1986)

Bob Wills (March 6, 1905 - May 13,1975)

Lonnie Robertson singing and fiddling on the radio -- 1938!

One-armed fiddler Leonard Smith (Lead Hill, Arkansas. 1911-2000)