Wade Mainer (1907-2011)

[GuvBob]

What an influence this man had with his 2-finger picking style. Pre-dated Bill Monroe and the other "fathers of bluegrass". Guess that would make him the grandfather of bluegrass. Rest in peace way up yonder, great feller.

David Holt interview with Mainer 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkexeI2N6YA

Mainer singing Worried Man Blues, with 1930's photo at WBT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wOKobHnjjk&feature=player_embedded#at=137

Wade & Julia Mainer singing ring on my hand
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItmMVkEzs4E

Log Cabin in the Lane and Shout Lula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mImNTqSOLrI

Wade Mainer, N.C. country music pioneer, dead at 104
Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/14/2607289/wade-mainer-nc-country-music-pioneer.html

North Carolina native Wade Mainer, one of the most popular and influential figures in early country music and Charlotte's most-recorded country artist during the 1930s, died Monday at his home in Flint, Mich. He was 104. A legendary mountain-born banjo picker, he was sometimes called "the godfather of North Carolina country music."....