Clarence Ashley
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tom Ashley, Clarence Earl McCurry, Clarence McCurry
American musician (1895–1967)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Old time music at Clarence Ashley's
- CIA spymaster
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1895-09-29
- Active to
- 1967-06-02
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 40,239
- Total plays
- 155,675
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- Winston-Salem
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Gennett
- Official website
- www.clarenceashley.com
- Image
- ClarenceAshley.png
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- Clarence Ashley
- date of birth
- 1895-09-29
- date of death
- 1967-06-02
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
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