Excerpts from Interviews with Dock Boggs, Legendary Banjo Player and Singer

17 BRANI • 1 ORA E 1 MINUTO • JAN 01 1965

1

Brief Recount of his life; Brunswick audition

05:18

2

On first learning to play and "living for the Lord"

01:03

3

In Taking Up Learning to Play a Banjo... Negro musicians

04:11

4

Playing "Straight": Plays Turkey in the Straw

03:23

5

02:38

6

Practicing and Timing for Record

01:08

7

Playing for a Living; Trip to New York

08:06

8

More About Learning to Play

04:17

9

Comments While Looking Over Song Text

00:33

10

More on learning to play banjo, and first "playing out"

01:34

11

About Down South Blues and Playing Blues on the Banjo

03:25

12

I never thought about playing commercially

06:20

13

Coal Creek March at Land Sale

06:31

14

Why He Left Virginia in 1928

08:23

15

About the name "Dock"

01:31

16

History of the Coal Creek March

01:33

17

Story about singing Rowan County Crew

01:31

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