As a student of pioneer song collector Professor Frank C. Brown, he acquired an interest in traditional folk music, and made his debut singing to accompany a lecture by Brown at the State Fair in Raleigh in 1924.
He acquired an interest in traditional folk music. This was as a student of pioneer song collector Professor Frank C. Brown. He made his debut singing. This was as a student of pioneer song collector Professor Frank C. Brown. This was to accompany a lecture by Brown at the State Fair in Raleigh in 1924.