Biography:G.B. Grayson

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G.B. Grayson


     
 Given name:     Gillam
 Middle name:     Bannon
 Family name:     Grayson
 Place of birth:     Ashe County, North Carolina
 Place of death:     Damascus, Virginia
 Year of birth:     1887
 Year of death:     1930
 Profile:     Musician
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Biographical notes


GILLAM BANNOM ("G.B.") GRAYSON (1887-1930). G.B. Grayson recorded some 50 sides for Gennett and Victor records in three years of recording (Oct., 1927-Oct., 1929), before he was tragically killed in an automobile accident near Damascus, southwest Virginia, in August, 1930. He primarily played with guitarist and singer Henry Whitter, a more polished performer, although he also toured locally in western North Carolina with Clarence "Tom" Ashley and Doc Walsh.