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Charlie Poole (1892-1931), groundbreaking banjoist/songwriter, is know as the Robert Johnson of country music. With his banjo-fiddle-guitar trio, The North Carolina Ramblers, Poole wrote and recorded country music's first mega-hit single, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, and many other classic songs that gave birth to the music of both Bill Monroe and Hank Williams.
In this one hour music intensive documentary, Laura Cantrell traces the origins of modern country music through the songs of Charlie Poole and comments by folk music historians Henry Sapoznik and Kinney Rorrer. Acclaimed banjoists Bela Fleck and Tony Trishka also discuss and demonstrate Poole's innovative banjo technique.
