Oral history interview with Jim Smoak; 1973 July 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 July 8.

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Oral history interview with Jim Smoak; 1973 July 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 July 8.

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Banjo player Jim Smoak talks about his career as a bluegrass musician. Discussion includes his childhood and early musical influences; experiences learning to play the banjo; the decision to pursue a music career; the early years of his career, including work for Bill Monroe and Jimmy Dickens; working on the Martha White shows; his move to Louisiana in the early 1960s and joining the Louisiana Honeydrippers; forming the Cumberlands band; pursuing new directions in his career; and comments on the growing popularity of bluegrass.

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Smoak, Jim

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Bluegrass musician. Born July 7, 1934. Full name: James Benjamin Smoak. Banjo player. Band affiliations include the Louisiana Honeydrippers and the Cumberlands. Author of several banjo instruction books. From the description of Oral history interview with Jim Smoak; 1973 July 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 July 8. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 62297615 ...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

Smoak, Jim

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p84r46 (person)

Bluegrass musician. Born July 7, 1934. Full name: James Benjamin Smoak. Banjo player. Band affiliations include the Louisiana Honeydrippers and the Cumberlands. Author of several banjo instruction books. From the description of Oral history interview with Jim Smoak; 1973 July 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1973 July 8. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 62297615 ...