Virgil Sturgill (born 1897 in Carter County, Kentucky) was a ballad singer and dulcimer player. He was a friend of Cratis Williams. His performances were recorded in "Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads" (1955) and "Bury Me Beneath the Willow: A Treasury of Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads" (1950s). Eastern Kentucky University contains his collection, "Summer in Kentucky and other poems" (1928).[1]
The Library of Congress possesses the following recording by Sturgill: One 10-inch tape of songs sung with dulcimer accompaniment by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton's Branch, Kentucky. Recorded at the Library of Congress by Herman Norwood, June 1951. (1 hour; LWO 1821).[2]
References
edit- ^ "Guide to the Collection 208. Virgil Sturgill Papers, 1919 - 1985". www.library.appstate.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
- ^ "Kentucky Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov.