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Hoyt Ming played fiddle with the [[Pep Steppers]], a family old-time band from [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]], sometimes billed as "Hoyt Ming and the Pep Steppers". 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 (United States)|National Folk Festival]] in 1973 and at the 1974 [[Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife]]. They also appeared in a film, ''[[Ode to Billy Joe (film)|Ode to Billy Joe]]''.<ref name=folk>[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/smithsonian_folkways/SFW40193.pdf Liner notes to ''Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways'', SFW CD 40193]. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2007.</ref> |
Hoyt Ming played fiddle with the [[Pep Steppers]], a family old-time band from [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]], sometimes billed as "Hoyt Ming and the Pep Steppers". 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 (United States)|National Folk Festival]] in 1973 and at the 1974 [[Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife]]. They also appeared in a film, ''[[Ode to Billy Joe (film)|Ode to Billy Joe]]''.<ref name=folk>[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/smithsonian_folkways/SFW40193.pdf Liner notes to ''Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways'', SFW CD 40193]. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2007.</ref> |
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* Tony Russell (1976). "Pep Stepping with the Mings". ''Old Time Music'' 20 (Spring 1976). |
* Tony Russell (1976). "Pep Stepping with the Mings". ''Old Time Music'' 20 (Spring 1976). |
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| NAME = Ming, Hoyt |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = October 6, 1902 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = April 28, 1985 |
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Revision as of 12:38, 8 September 2013
Hoyt Ming (October 6, 1902 in Choctaw County, Mississippi – April 28, 1985)[citation needed] was an American old-time fiddler.
Hoyt Ming played fiddle with the Pep Steppers, a family old-time band from Tupelo, sometimes billed as "Hoyt Ming and the Pep Steppers". 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.[1]
References
- ^ Liner notes to Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways, SFW CD 40193. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2007.
Further reading
- Tony Russell (1976). "Pep Stepping with the Mings". Old Time Music 20 (Spring 1976).