Biography:G.B. Grayson
G.B. Grayson
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| 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.
See Ray Parker's article "G.B. Grayson: A Short Life of Trouble" in Old Time Music magazine, No. 35, Winter 1980-Spring 1981, pp. 10-14.