(1898-02-07)February 7, 1898 Norton, Virginia, United States
Died
February 7, 1971(1971-02-07) (aged 73) Needmore, Virginia, United States
Genres
Old-time
Instrument(s)
Banjo
Years active
c. 1927–1929, 1963–1971
Labels
Brunswick Lonesome Ace Folkways
Musical artist
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.[1]
^Marcus, Greil (1998). "Dock Boggs." The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 42–43.
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...
Whitter, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the Carter Family, Clarence Ashley, and DockBoggs, all of whom were initially recorded in the 1920s and 1930s. Several Appalachian...
citation] A modified version with a chorus and different tune, performed by DockBoggs, Nimrod Workman, Ralph Stanley and others: Oh, Death Whoa, Death Won't...
(Stimela)" (Hugh Masekela) by Hugh Masekela "Cole Younger" (Traditional) by DockBoggs, R.W. Hampton, Mary McCaslin, Michael Martin Murphey "Come on to Nashville...
Siobhan Owen Siân Phillips Phil Tanner Clarence Ashley Joe Bethancourt DockBoggs Fleming Brown Dick Burnett Guy Carawan Sara Carter Stoney Cooper Hazel...
Smith Anthology, the Alan Lomax Southern Journey series, and the songs of DockBoggs. In the early 2000s, he lived in New York City and played in the experimental...
English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians. Putnam's. p. 214. DockBoggs; Greil Marcus, liner notes (1927). Country Blues: Complete Early Recordings...
Alley Blues" (1927) Richard Rabbit Brown 3:05 6. "Sugar Baby" (1928) DockBoggs 2:56 7. "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" (1928) Bascom Lamar Lunsford...
Lamar Lunsford, the Carter Family, Clarence Ashley, Frank Proffitt, and DockBoggs, all of whom were initially recorded in the 1920s and 1930s. Several Appalachian...
1928. He sang it while playing his guitar and accompanied by banjoist DockBoggs. The record was released by Vocalion Records (Vo 5208) and sold well,...
Grammy Award for best country male vocal performance for a new version of DockBoggs' traditional Appalachian folk ballad "O Death", recorded for the O Brother...
Lamar Lunsford, the Carter Family, Clarence Ashley, Frank Proffitt, and DockBoggs, all of whom were initially recorded in the 1920s and 1930s. Several Appalachian...
Baucom Riley Baugus Andru Bemis Carroll Best Louis 'Lou' Black Ron Block DockBoggs Maurice Bolyer Isaac Brock Ruby Brooks Alison Brown Peter Buck Lindsey...
T-Bone Burnett had several auditions for that song. He wanted it in the DockBoggs style. So I got my banjo and learned it the way he did it. You see, I...
the album Songs We Sang in Church and Home 1970 – DockBoggs, "Leave It There" on the album DockBoggs, Volume 3 1972 – Jeffrey Shurtleff, "Leave It There"...
Armstrong, wife and musical collaborator of Louis Armstrong February 7 – DockBoggs, banjo player February 12 – Roy Harris, composer February 15 – Totò, actor...
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