Odell Thompson (1911-1994)
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1660
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Abstract:
Mebane native Odell Thompson, North Carolina's last active black banjoist, was killed on April 28, 1994, when he was struck by a car. He had performed earlier that day at the Merle Watson Memorial Festival.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 40 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1993,
p97-98, por
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