HALL, ROY
(1907–1943)
HALL, ROY (b. R. Davis H., Waynesville, N.C., January 6, 1907–May 16, 1943) Guitarist-vocalist Roy Hall led The Blue Ridge Entertainers , one of the finest of the transitional bands that transformed old-time country music into BLUEGRASS. Hall, from a large musical family, was raised in western North Carolina. Like many from the region he began working at a young age in the local textile mills, but continued to play music on the side with his family. Inspired by the success of other brother…