MAINER, J. E.
(1898–1971)
MAINER, J. E. (b. Joseph Emmett M., Weaverville, N.C., July 20, 1898–June 12, 1971) Mainer was an old-time country fiddler and bandleader who led a variety of groups under the name Mainer's Mountaineers from the 1930s through the 1960s. Mainer's group enjoyed popularity during the FOLK REVIVAL, thanks to recordings made by folklorist Alan Lomax in the late 1950s. Mainer and his younger brother, BANJO player Wade (b. April 21, 1907) were both cotton-mill workers who began working…