Roane County Ramblers
Roane County Ramblers
Top Songs
| 1 | McCarroll's Breakdown | ||
| 2 | Tennessee Waltz | ||
| 3 | Alabama Trot | ||
| 4 | Southern No. 111 | ||
| 5 | Free A Little Bird 1930 Model |
Albums
Jun 2015 • 12 songs
About
Biography
The Roane County Ramblers of Tennessee are remembered because of recordings they made for Columbia Records in 1928 and 1929. The band was formed in the late 20s and was led by Jimmy McCarroll (b. 1892, Cumberland Mountains, East Tennessee, USA), an expert fiddler, who claimed Cherokee ancestry, had a farm near Oak Ridge and was something of an eccentric. The original members were Luke Brandon (guitar), John Kelly (mandolin) and Howard Wyatt (banjo). Curley Fox made a few recordings with the group in 1929. They never played as a fully professional unit, all had full-time employ...