Sid Harkreader Gradey Moore

This mysterious character was also known as Fiddlin' Sid Harkreader, which should give a good idea as to his vocation. He is mostly known as a sidekick to the old-time music legend Uncle Dave Macon. A latecomer to a music career, Macon chose Harkreader as his sidekick for his first road tour in the early '20s. After a well-received jaunt through the South, the duo decided to try to lineup recording activities in New York City. They got in on the first wave of hillbilly recordings being done, cutting more than a dozen sides for Vocalion in 1924. Both performers became associate...