The Carolina Tar Heels

The sticky symbol of the tarheel being practically a franchise in the Carolinas, it comes as no surprise that two different old-time bands used the name Carolina Tar Heels, this later version of the group actually forcing the first one to change its name to the Original Carolina Tar Heels to avoid confusion, a noble idea that didn't work. The first group using the Tar Heels title was formed in 1927, recorded for Victor, and was fronted through the years by Doc Walsh on guitar and banjo, eventually joined by the well-known Clarence Tom Ashley, among others. The second version o...