Bob DOUGLAS

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Singer & Musician

AmericanBorn Robert Mckinley DOUGLAS

American fiddler

Born on March 9, 1900 in Bledsoe Co., Tennessee, USA , United States

Died on May 2, 2001 in Dayton, Tennessee, USA

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Born March 9, 1900, at his family's home in College Station, Bledsoe County, Uncle Bob, as he was known, grew up to the sound of his father's fiddle.



In his younger years he lived on Walden's Ridge and worked cutting timber and in a sawmill. Later, he began roaming the mountains and playing in a band with his father, Thomas Douglas, and his uncle, Abner Ferguson. Uncle Bob's father was persistent that he learn to play the guitar because their band did not have a guitarist.

...   Born March 9, 1900, at his family's home in College Station, Bledsoe County, Uncle Bob, as he was known, grew up to the sound of his father's fiddle.



In his younger years he lived on Walden's Ridge and worked cutting timber and in a sawmill. Later, he began roaming the mountains and playing in a band with his father, Thomas Douglas, and his uncle, Abner Ferguson. Uncle Bob's father was persistent that he learn to play the guitar because their band did not have a guitarist.



So Uncle Bob learned to play the instrument, but his passion rested with the fiddle. Every time his father laid it down, he would pick it up.



Finally, in 1928, when his father could no longer hold the bow, he gave the nearly 200-year-old fiddle to Uncle Bob, saying, "Bob, I want you to make a good fiddle player."


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