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George S. Davis | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | The Singing Miner |
Born | La Follette, Tennessee, United States | August 19, 1906
Origin | Hazard, Kentucky, United States |
Died | November 3, 1992 London, Kentucky, United States | (aged 86)
Genres | American Folk; Struggle & Protest |
Occupation(s) | Disc jockey, singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, fiddle, vocals |
Years active | 1933–1992 |
Labels | Folkways Records |
George S. Davis (August 19, 1906 – November 11, 1992), known as The Singing Miner, was an American folk singer and songwriter, who worked as a coal miner, and then as a disc jockey on local radio in Hazard, Kentucky from 1947 until 1969.