Henry Whittier

Though his voice was once regarded as so bad it had been unreleasable, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Henry Whittier, a mill worker by trade, actually inspired artists and labels to place faith in traditional mountain music, such as for example “The Wreck from the Old 97.” His most widely known function, nevertheless, was with fiddler/vocalist Goerge Bannon Grayson with whom he created a favorite bluegrass duo and documented some classic tunes between 1927-1929, like the well-known instrumental “Lee Highway Blues.” When Grayson was wiped out in an car accident, Whittier’s profession never fully retrieved, but by that time he previously helped to demonstrate that there is market for nation music and helped pave just how for record brands to invest money and time into rural skill.