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 Providence, Laurel County, Ky., but Nicholson lived in Portersburg (now just a historical post office), on Marydell Road (Ky. 1803) in Clay County, a few miles from the border with Laurel County. 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: "Old Blue Bonnet (2)," "Bonyparte's Retreat," "Callahan," "Old Joe Clark," "Old Mister Moore," "Ole Christmas," "The Prettiest Girl in the County-o," "Sally Goodin," and "Sourwood Mountain."