HUTCHISON, FRANK
(1897–1945)
HUTCHISON, FRANK (b. Logan County, W. Va., March 20, 1897–November 9, 1945) Hutchison was a country-blues vocalist and guitarist who is best remembered for his 1926 recording of The Train That Carried My Girl from Town. He played the GUITAR using open tunings and a bottleneck slide, in imitation of black blues-guitar styles, and sang in a nasal style reminiscent of blues performers. Born and raised in the coal belt along the West Virginia–Kentucky border, Hutchison was early exposed to blues…