Blue Ridge Highballers

Blue Ridge Highballers

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About Blue Ridge Highballers

The Blue Ridge Highballers (Charley La Prade on fiddle, Arthur Wells on banjo, and Lonnie Griffith on guitar) were a hyper-charged instrumental string band that prefigured the pace of bluegrass by a quarter of a century, and they tore through their mountain dance tune repertoire like a train at full steam. Charley Washington La Prade was born on November 17, 1888 in Franklin County Virginia, the birthplace of Posey Rorer. He spent the majority of his first 30 years in the Spray

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Darneo

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Are You Angry With Me Darling (Pm 3077, 2867-2)

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Going Down To Lynchburg Town/Don't Let Your Deal Go Down

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Fourteen Days In Georgia

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Red Wing

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Are You Angry With Me Darling

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Red Wing (Pm 3083, 2861-2)

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Soldier's Joy

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