Roscoe Holcomb
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- Male
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- United States
- Active from
- 1912-09-05
- Active to
- 1981-02-01
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Roscoe Holcomb, (born as Roscoe Halcomb September 5, 1912 - died February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound," coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen. The term is now used to describe bluegrass singing, although Holcomb was not, strictly speaking, a bluegrass performer. Holcomb's repertoire included old-time music, hymns, and blues ball
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- 1981-02-25
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- 1911-09-05
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- 1958-00-00
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