Tommy Thompson and the Banjo: The Life of a North Carolina Old-Time Music Revivalist

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Tommy Thompson and the Banjo: The Life of a North Carolina Old-Time Music Revivalist

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Tommy Thompson was a banjo player, writer, actor, teacher and thinker. He arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the early 1960s smitten by folk and traditional Appalachian music. In 1972, he teamed up with Bill Hicks and Jim Watson to form the nontraditional string band the Red Clay Ramblers. Mike Craver, Jack Herrick, Clay Buckner, Bland Simpson and Chris Frank would eventually join them.

Using interviews and writings from Thompson and his loved ones, the author presents to us a life that revolved around music and creativity. Included are appendices on Thompson’s banjos, a discography and notes on his collaborative lyric writing.

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Looking at Tommy's life through old-time back to the early 1960's, of all the books I have read, this book is one of the most concise accounts of those days, and Tommy was at the center of it all! ... In so many ways this book is as much a biography of the continuation, growth and transformation of the old-time fiddle tradition as it moved from the hands of one generation to another and has influenced several generations since. ... Take time to read and savor this book, giving it the attention it deserves in both describing this wonderful musician and his life through old-time music and beyond

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