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The Legacy of Charlie Poole

April 28, 2010: This Backroads and Banjos looks at one of the most creative musicians in traditional folk history. Charlie Poole was born in 1892 in North Carolina and learned to play banjo at an early age. Although shrouded in obscurity for many years, his name was brought back to the forefront in 2009 with Loudon Wainwright IIIs record High Wide and Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project.