JARRELL, TOMMY
(1901–1985)
JARRELL, TOMMY (b. Thomas Jefferson J., Round Peak, N.C., March 1, 1901–January 28, 1985) Jarrell was one of the great old-time fiddlers and singers, whose discovery in the mid-1960s, followed by recordings, festival appearances, and a documentary film, did much to spur on the old-time music revival. His style was much imitated, but it could never be equaled. Jarrell came from a musical family; his father, Ben, was a fine fiddler well-known in the Galax, Virginia–Mt. Airy, North Carolina…