Dock Walsh
Doc Walsh ( born July 23, 1901 in Lewis Fork, North Carolina, as Doctor Coble Walsh, † May 28, 1967 ), also Dock Walsh, was an American Old-time musicians. Walsh was among other things a member of the Carolina Tar Heels and was considered Banjo King of the Carolinas.
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Life
Childhood and youth
Doc Walsh in 1901 as one of eight children on a farm in Wilkes County, North Carolina, was born, where he grew up. Walsh's family were talented musicians and it was not long until he was given his first banjo, which had built him his brother himself. Later he traded it against a new banjo branded "Bruno". Walsh began to play on the streets.
Career
1924 Walsh heard Henry Whitters recently released debut album Lonesome Road Blues / Wreck of the Old '97 and decided to also become a professional musician. He quit his job as a teacher and contacted OKeh Records, but who refused him. After Columbia Records had also given him a rejection, Walsh traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, where he sang unannounced William Brown. Finally, Columbia agreed to take the young musician under contract and Walsh played on October 3, 1925 under the supervision of Frank Walker his first four title. In these recordings he turned to the three-finger style banjo and is thus regarded as one of the first recorded musician who played these important for the later bluegrass style. After this session, Walsh traveled back home - but he had to walk the 300 miles to North Carolina.
1925 Walsh had met at a Fiddler's Convention in Boone, North Carolina, the musician Clarence Ashley. With Ashley Walsh should work together musically intense later, among others, as members of the Carolina Tar Heels. Incidentally, Walsh also joint appearances with Gid Tanner known.
In February 1927 Walsh returned with the harmonica virtuoso Gwen Foster back to Atlanta to record more songs. During this session, which he held this time for RCA Victor, Walsh played with Foster, among others, Going to Georgia, There Is not No Use Working So Hard, Her Name Was Hula Lou and Bring Me a Leaf from the Sea a. It was the first of many sessions that took place under the name of the Carolina Tar Heels. Over the years, the band played a 18 pieces with a rotating cast. Only Walsh was the only constant member of this group.
However by the early 1930s broke apart the Tar Heels and Walsh are no other plates after 1932 known. With Gwen Foster he played, sometimes also known as Smoky Mountain Boys, some more plates a. What Walsh between that date and 1961, the year by the Carolina Tar Heels were reunited, made, is not known. Around 1953 began his sons Dean and Drake as The Walsh Brothers to make a career. Through the folk revival in the 1960s, Walsh came again in the public eye, even if only to a small degree. Doc Walsh died in 1967 at the age of 66 years.
Discography
Appearances with the Carolina Tar Heels are available at Carolina Tar Heels.