Hoyt Ming, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1902
Place of Birth: Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States
Date of Death: 28-Apr-1985
Profession: musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Hoyt Ming
- Hoyt Ming (October 6, 1902 – April 28, 1985) was an American old-time fiddler. Hoyt Ming was born in Choctaw County, Mississippi.
- He played fiddle with the Pep Steppers, a family old-time band from Tupelo, sometimes billed as "Floyd Ming and the Pep Steppers", instead of using his real name "Hoyt".
- For most of his life he was a potato farmer.
- He played at local dances and fairs until about 1957, when he stopped playing.
- Interest in the band revived in the 1970s, and they played at the National Folk Festival in 1973 and at the 1974 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife.
- They also appeared in a film, Ode to Billy Joe.
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