"Nimrod was a real character similar to people like Roscoe Holcomb but his story is arguably even more compelling. Nimrod was born in 1895, lived to be 99 years old and spent the second half of his life as a living artifact, frequently filming w of his Lomax and other documentarians, discussing and singing about the first half of his life, which he spent as the archetypal Appalachian coal miner and labor activist. Nimrod didn’t just sing about that life, he lived it, spending 42 years in the min

Roscoe Holcomb On Top of Old Smoky (1961) #oldtime #banjo #worldbluegrass | World Bluegrass Day

Roscoe Holcomb sings "Graveyard Blues." #roscoeholcomb #folkmusic #dimestoreradio | Dime Store Radio

Roscoe Holcomb On Top of Old Smoky(1961) #oldtime #banjo #worldbluegrass | World Bluegrass Day