Biography:George C. Nicholson
George C. Nicholson
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| Given name: | George |
| Middle name: | C. |
| Family name: | Nicholson |
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| Place of death: | Clay County, Kentucky |
| Year of birth: | 1854 |
| Year of death: | 1941 |
| Profile: | Musician |
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Biographical notes
Fiddler George C. Nicholson was recorded in 1937 for the Library of Congress by Alan Lomax. The recording session took place in Laurel County, Ky., but Nicholson lived in Portersburg, on Marydell Road (Ky. 1803) in Clay County, near the border with Laurel County, and the nearby town of Laurel. His son Delbert, who lived in Oregon was a fiddler, and another son, Lee, played the banjo. Lomax also recorded Nicholson's sister and neighbor, Sally Garrision, that day. Nicholson recorded nine tunes for Lomax that day: "Blue Bonnet," "Bonyparte's Retreat," "Callahan," "Old Joe Clark," "Old Mister Moore," "Ole Christmas," "The Prettiest Girl in the County-o," "Sally Goodin," and "Sourwood Mountain."