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Frank Proffitt

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Born
1 June 1913
Died
24 November 1965 (aged 52)
Frank Proffitt (June 1, 1913 – November 24, 1965) was an Appalachian old time banjoist and performer at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. He was a key figure in inspiring musicians of the 1960s and 1970s to play the banjo. He recorded the ballad "Tom Dooley" for Alan Lomax on one of his (Lomax's) song collecting trips. Frank was born in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee and was raised in the Reese area of North Carolina where he worked in a variety of jobs and lived on a farm with his wife and six children. He grew tobacco, worked as a carpenter and in a spark plug factory. He… read more
Frank Proffitt (June 1, 1913 – November 24, 1965) was an Appalachian old time banjoist and performer at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. He was a key figure in inspiring musicians of the 1960s and 1970s to play the banjo. He recorded the ballad "Tom Dooley" for Alan Lomax on one of h… read more
Frank Proffitt (June 1, 1913 – November 24, 1965) was an Appalachian old time banjoist and performer at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. He was a key figure in inspiring musicians of the 1960s and 1970s to play the banjo. He recorded the ballad "Tom Dooley" for Alan Lomax on one of his (Lomax's) song collecting trips. Frank was born in Laurel Bloome… read more

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1 The North Carolina Banjo Collection Cumberland Gap
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2 Play track Essential Folk Masters Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
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3 Essential Folk Masters Going Across the Mountain
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4 Essential Folk Masters Trifling Woman
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5 Essential Folk Masters Beaver Dam Road
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6 Essential Folk Masters I'm Going Back to North Carolina
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7 Essential Folk Masters Tom Dooley
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8 Essential Folk Masters Rye Whiskey
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9 Essential Folk Masters Cindy
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10 Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC Cluck Old Hen
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Albums

  1. 2,840 listeners

    6 Sep 2020 · 17 tracks

    Frank Proffitt of Reese, North Carolina
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  2. 2,390 listeners

    1 Jan 1961 · 14 tracks

    Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs
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  3. 752 listeners

    1 Jan 1961 · 17 tracks

    Frank Proffitt of Reese, NC
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  4. 508 listeners

    1 Jan 1968 · 16 tracks

    Memorial Album
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