Dock Boggs

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. He was rediscovered during the folk music revival of the 1960s and spent much of his later life playing at folk music festivals and recording for Folkways Records.

Dark Holler Blues - The Early Recordings of Dock Boggs - 2025-05-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Danville Girl - 2015-01-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Pretty Polly - 2014-10-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Legendary Singer & Banjo Player - 2013-01-04T00:00:00.000000Z

False Hearted Lover's Blues - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Sugar Baby - 2008-11-30T00:00:00.000000Z

His Folkways Years 1963-1968 - 1998-10-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Dock Boggs, Vol. 3 - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dock Boggs, Vol. 2 - 1965-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Excerpts from Interviews with Dock Boggs: Legendary Banjo Player and Singer - 1965-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Legendary Singer and Banjo Player - 1964-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

When My Worldly Trials Are Over - 2011-10-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Sugar Baby - 1927-11-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Sugar Baby (2020 Remaster) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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