McMillon, Bobby

Anglo-American traditional singer, banjo and guitar player, and storyteller from Kings Creek, N.C.

From the description of Collection, 1978. WorldCat record id: 27043504

Born in Lenoir, N.C., in 1951, Bobby McMillon has performed professionally since 1978 as a singer, musician, and storyteller in the Appalachian tradition. As a performer, he is best known for his ballad and story renditions about Frankie Silver, to whom he is distantly related. He has also collected interviews with and songs and stories from family members, neighbors, and friends since 1968.

From the description of Bobby McMillon collection, 1947-1997. WorldCat record id: 70890570

Bobby McMillon was born 20 December 1951 in Lenoir, N.C. He developed an early appreciation for the traditional stories, ballads, and religious songs performed by his grandparents and other older relatives in the southern Appalachian region and started learning them as a child. He has performed professionally since 1978 as a traditional ballad singer, musician, and storyteller. As a performer, he is best known for his ballad and story renditions about Frankie Silver, to whom he is distantly related. He received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 2000. In addition to continuing the tradition with his own performances, McMillon has collected interviews with and songs and stories from family members, neighbors, and friends since 1968 when he earned his first RCA sound recording machine in his late teens.

From the guide to the Bobby McMillon Collection, 1947-1997, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.)