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Gene Wyatt Photos | Digital Traditions

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Gene Wyatt Photos | Digital Traditions
Born and raised in a mill village in Converse, South Carolina, Gene Wyatt, or “Colonel Gene” as he was known on the music scene, first picked up the guitar when he was 10. From a musical family, Wyatt...
Fernando Costro Photos | Digital Traditions

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Fernando Costro Photos | Digital Traditions
Fernando Costro is a musician from Mexico, currently residing in Newberry County. He plays guitar and mariachi music with a local band, Mariachi Cabos. He learned how to play violin and guitar from...
Casey Claude Photos | Digital Traditions

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Casey Claude Photos | Digital Traditions
This native of Enoree claimed to have “been born with music in my blood.” He formed his first band at the age of 18 - “Claude Casey and The Pine State Playboys.” By 1938 they had recorded 10 songs for...
Charles Creswell Photos | Digital Traditions

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Charles Creswell Photos | Digital Traditions
Fiddler from Troy, SC (Greenwood County). Many of the songs he plays are short, so several are included here in their entirety. He is accompanied by Fred Watson on guitar and sister Fannie Creswell...
Ashley Carder Photos | Digital Traditions

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Ashley Carder Photos | Digital Traditions
Ashley Carder grew up in a home surrounded by music. His mother Shirley is a talented country singer and guitar player who performed often on regional radio in the 1960s and -70s. Carder’s extended...
Alda Smith Photos | Digital Traditions

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Alda Smith Photos | Digital Traditions
The South Carolina Piedmont has often been referred to as “The textile center of the world.” Alda Smith’s musical heritage is woven from the influences that migrated throughout the Piedmont during...
Country | Gullah Music

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Country | Gullah Music
Episode 8
Country music as we know it today grew out of blues and folk music. In country music’s earliest form, southern musicians both white and black, created music for the working class that told stories...
Out on the Texas Plain | Digital Traditions

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Out on the Texas Plain | Digital Traditions
Evelyn Sutton and Dolly Simon - the Kittrell Sisters - performing in 1992 at the "Heritage of Song" concert hosted by McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina. Co-produced by South...
Bill's Music Shop | ETV Shorts

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Bill's Music Shop | ETV Shorts
"Friday At Bill's" is a story about music and it's also a story about a small business in transition. Bill Wells, founder of Bill's Music Shop and Pickin' Parlor, died in November 2011, and his son...