Dock Boggs
Musician · 1898–1971 · Norton, Virginia
Best known for
Banjo
Dock Boggs (1898–1971) was a Virginia coal miner whose 1927 Brunswick sides — stark, blues-inflected banjo songs like “Red Rocking Chair’s” kin “Sugar Baby” and “Country Blues” — are landmarks of American music.
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- Rediscovered by Mike Seeger in 1963, he recorded and toured through the folk revival.
