1898 - 1971
Dock Boggs American Songwriter
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Details
| First Name |
Dock
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| Last Name |
Boggs
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| Birthday |
7th February, 1898
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| Birthplace |
Norton, Virginia, United States
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| Died |
7th February, 1971
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| Place of Death |
Needmore, Virginia, United States
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Songwriter
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Old-time
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| Music Genre |
Folk
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| Year(s) Active |
c. 1927–1929, 1963–1971
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| Music Style |
Country, Blues, Old-Timey, Traditional Folk, International, Country Blues, Appalachian, North American Traditions, Folk Revival
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| Music Mood |
Austere, Spooky, Unsettling, Bleak, Brooding, Cathartic, Eerie, Nocturnal, Earthy, Organic, Gloomy, Plaintive, Somber, Gritty
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| Instrument |
Vocals, Banjo
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| Instrument (text) |
Banjo
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| Record Label |
Brunswick, Lonesome Ace, Folkways
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Moran Lee "Dock" Boggs (February 7, 1898 – February 7, 1971) was an American old-time singer, songwriter, and banjo player. His style of banjo playing, as well as his singing, is considered a unique combination of Appalachian folk music and African-American blues. Contemporary folk musicians and performers consider him a seminal figure, at least in part because of the appearance of two of his recordings from the 1920s, "Sugar Baby" and "Country Blues", on Harry Smith's 1952 collection Anthology of American Folk Music. Boggs was first recorded in 1927 and again in 1929, although he worked primarily as a coal miner for most of his life.
