Tommy Jarrell On the southern slope of Fisher's Peak near the Round Peak community of Surry County,... Learn More
J.E. and Wade Mainer Joseph Emmet (J. E.) and Wade Mainer, two of recorded country music's first stars, grew... Learn More
Marcus Martin Marcus Martin was born in the Aquone community of Macon County. Best remembered for his... Learn More
G.B. Grayson Fiddler and singer Gilliam Banmon (G. B.) Grayson was born in Ashe County, and he... Learn More
J.D. Harris Fiddler J. D. (Dedrick) Harris was born in 1859 in Flag Pond, Tennessee. Though a... Learn More
Bill Hensley Fiddler Bill Hensley was born in Happy Valley, near Johnson City, Tennessee. When he was... Learn More
Osey and Ernest Helton Brothers Osey and Ernest Helton, a fiddler and guitarist, grew up in the mountains of... Learn More
Clarence Greene, Sr. Clarence Greene was a multi-instrumentalist and recording artist in the 1920s and early '30s, and... Learn More
Albert Hash Whitetop, Virginia native Albert Hash was a masterful mechanic who built fiddles and other instruments,... Learn More
Kyle Creed "I don't believe in building nothing I'd be ashamed to own," Kyle Creed said in... Learn More
Earnest East Earnest East was a prominent member of a remarkable tradition of string band music that... Learn More
Gaither Carlton Gaither Carlton, a native of Wilkes County, North Carolina, was an old-time fiddle and banjo... Learn More