Byard Ray Byard Sneed Ray was born in 1910 in Sodom Laurel, a section of Madison County... Learn More
Luke and Harold Smathers Haywood County brothers Luke and Harold Smathers blended the rhythms of traditional mountain dance music... Learn More
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Musician, folklorist, and festival organizer Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born in Madison County. His father... Learn More
Tommy Jarrell On the southern slope of Fisher's Peak near the Round Peak community of Surry County,... Learn More
Charlie Poole Charlie Poole embodied the wild and reckless spirit of the 1920s. Known as a rambler... Learn More
Morris Brothers George, Zeke, and Wiley Morris were among the six musical sons born to a musical... Learn More
Marcus Martin Marcus Martin was born in the Aquone community of Macon County. Best remembered for his... 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
G.B. Grayson Fiddler and singer Gilliam Banmon (G. B.) Grayson was born in Ashe County, and he... 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
J.D. Harris Fiddler J. D. (Dedrick) Harris was born in 1859 in Flag Pond, Tennessee. Though a... Learn More