| LC control no. | no2009034804 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Greene, Clarence, 1894-1961 |
| Variant(s) | Green, Clarence, 1894-1961 Greene, Clarence (Musician) |
| Associated place | Johnson City (Tenn.) Bristol (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 18940626 |
| Death date | 19611022 |
| Place of birth | Mitchell County (N.C.) |
| Field of activity | Country music Old-time music Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Country musicians Blues musicians Fiddlers Guitarists Singers |
| Found in | In the pines [SR] p2008: container (Clarence Greene, musician; performer of Little bunch of roses) The Bristol sessions, 1927-1928 [SR] p2011: book, p. 38 (Clarence Greene; b. June 26, 1894, d. Oct. 22, 1961; native of Mitchell Co., N.C.; singer, guitarist, fiddler) White country blues (1926-1938) [SR] 1993: insert (Clarence Green, guitar & vocal; performer of Johnson City blues) JohnsonDepot.com WWW site, Apr. 4, 2014 (Clarence Horton Greene; b. 1894; d. 1961; had a long musical career playing primarily fiddle and guitar from 1915 to 1955; recorded for Columbia, Victor, and Okeh record labels; recorded Johnson City blues, which he adapted from Chattanooga blues, for Columbia; Columbia attributed the recording to Clarence "Green"; music historian Wayne Ebersen contacted Clarence Greene's son to set the record straight on his father's music career and the proper spelling of the family name) <http://www.johnsonsdepot.com/oldtime/jcblues/jcblues.htm> Wikipedia, Apr. 4, 2014 (Clarence Horton Greene; American musician and recording artist noted for his fiddle and guitar work; pioneer in country music of the 1920s; played with numerous musical ensembles in N.C. and Tenn.; participated in the 1928 and 1929 Columbia Records studio sessions in Johnson City, Tenn. and the 1928 Victor sessions in Bristol., Tenn.; in 1931 recorded in New York for the American Record Co. with the Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers) |
| Not found in | All music guide WWW site; Encyc. of pop. mus.; Encyc. of folk, country and western music |
| Invalid LCCN | no2004038423 |
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