Hogan/of the Briarhoppers passes
Gillespie Gail
Someone mentioned the Briarhoppers & I thought you might want to know that
one of the original members, Arvil Hogan, passed away recently. He was still
playing recently as Whitey & Hogan who delighted us with several concerts
over the last decade at the NC Museum of History in Raleigh. The note below
is forwarded from Whitey (Roy Grant):
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We lost one of the worlds most famous mandolinists this morning. Arvil Hogan
was 92 and had been the other half of the World Famous Duet Whitey & Hogan
starting in the 30's over Radio in Gastonia, North Carolina. Later in 1941
joined the staff of WBT Radio on the Briarhoppers Show. Hogan's fans were
world wide and during World War Two the duet would receive mail from
soldiers fighting in all the different theatres around the world. It was
easy for The Briarhoppers to draw 10,000 cards and letters a week in the Hay
Day of Radio. Hogan was one of the greatest persons I ever met and one who
always put his fans first. His time was theirs on all the concerts we
worked. Mandolinists all around the world wanted to play like Hogan. I am
very proud to know he lived long enough to receive the North Carolinas Folk
Heritage A 2003. All of the remaining members will carry the legacy on. "Do
Ya'll Know What Time Hit Is" The answer from the band is "No Hogan" Then he
says "It's Briarhopper Time". Hogan has gone home but his memory will live
on in his Recording, Videos, CD's and newpaper clippings
So long to a great guy from Roy Grant(Whitey) Don White, David Deese and
Dwight Moody
Lamon Records
www.lamonrecords.com or dwight @ lamonrecords.com
Joel Shimberg
<gai...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>Hello all,
>Someone mentioned the Briarhoppers
It appears from Google searching that there was Homer Brierhopper, who
recorded I Am Just What I Am and Mr. McKinley, and then there were the
Briarhoppers, who had a morning radio show in the 50s and 60s in
piedmont North Carolina.
It may be that the ease of mistaking 'e' for 'a' has resulted in a lot
of slightly mistaken web references.
I don't know.
Joel
Joel Shimberg
<gai...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>We lost one of the worlds most famous mandolinists this morning. Arvil Hogan
I glad that he lived so long. I have one of the Whitey and Hogan 78s,
which has one of the Atomic Bomb songs on it. I haven't listened to it
in years, so I can't remember whether it's Atomic Power, A Power
Greater Than Atomic, The Great Atomic Power, or what, but they were
terriffic.
Joel
Joseph Scott
Someone else here will know more, but I think "Homer Briarhopper" was
the stage name of one of the members of the Briarhoppers. (Which
member, you ask? Homer.)
Joseph Scott
Cleoma
site, it's spelled with an e not an a). Always assumed it was a pseudonym.
Would appreciate any more info!
Suzy T.
To reply to this posting, remove "nojunk" from my email address.
Joel Shimberg
>I've been curious for a long time about Homer Brierhopper (on the honkingduck
>site, it's spelled with an e not an a). Always assumed it was a pseudonym.
>Would appreciate any more info!
>Suzy T.
Suxy, I just looked under "Brierhopper" in Gooogle. Jane Whatsername's
Folk Index notice came up (She deserves better than Whatsername --
it's a great service.). The listing references the LoC Folk Music in
America LP set, and gives "Brierhopper, Homer (Drye, Homer Lee)".
Count on Dick Spottswood to get it and get it right, huh?
Joel
Joe Cline
>I've been curious for a long time about Homer Brierhopper (on the honkingduck
>site, it's spelled with an e not an a). Always assumed it was a pseudonym.
>Would appreciate any more info!
Homer's real name was Homer Drye; he was a member of the WBT
Briarhoppers in Charlotte in the forties, but moved to Raleigh later
in that decade and took the Brierhopper name for his long-time gig on
radio (and later TV -- WRAL?) in that area.
(joeDOTsDOTclineATtrellisDOTnet)
Charlotte
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