Oral history interview with Curly Fox; 1986 May 18; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1986 May 18.

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Oral history interview with Curly Fox; 1986 May 18; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1986 May 18.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232361959

Country fiddler Curly Fox discusses his career. Topics include the complexity of country music; his family and growing up in Graysville, Tennessee; tunes he plays with Tom Morgan, and how he learned the tunes; memories of other musicians he's played with, including A.A. Gray, John Simmons, Lowe Stokes, Bert Layne, and Earl Johnson; recalls Clayton McMichen and plays one of McMichen's tunes; plays tunes his father taught him, including "Smoke Behind the Clouds."

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 30 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097798

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Fox, Curly

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Country music performer. Born November 9, 1910. Died November 10, 1995. Real name: Arnim LeRoy Fox. Career most active 1930s-1960s. Expert fiddler and performer. Performed with his wife as the popular 1940s and 1950s musical duo "Curly Fox & Texas Ruby." From the description of Oral history interview with Curly Fox; 1986 May 19; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1986 May 19. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58840958 From th...

Fox, Curly 1910-1995.

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Rumble, John Woodruff

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