A medicine show performer in the 1910s and 1920s, Clarence (Tom) Ashley influenced the urban folk revival when his early recordings were included on the Folkways album Anthology of American Folk Music in 1952. Although he had retired from the medicine show circuit in 1943, he made a successful comeback in the early '60s when he recorded a pair of albums that introduced influential flatpicking guitarist Arthel "Doc" Watson. (AllMusic) Significant. File under:
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In the music library: Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Third Series: Little Sadie
People Take Warning: Man Vs. Man: Naomi Wise
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