Roscoe Holcomb, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Roscoe Holcomb

American musician

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1912

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1981

Profession: songwriter, guitarist, banjoist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Roscoe Holcomb, (born Roscoe Halcomb September 5, 1912 – died February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky.
A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound," coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen.
The "high lonesome sound" term is now used to describe bluegrass singing, although Holcomb was not, strictly speaking, a bluegrass performer.