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Biography by Bruce Eder
Clark Kessinger (1896-1975) and Luches Kessinger (1906-1944) — who were not brothers but were related — were among the top fiddle duos of their era, and left behind an enviable body of music in just three years of steady recording. Clark Kessinger took up the banjo and the fiddle at age five, following in the wake of his grandfather and uncle (both fiddle players). It wasn’t long before he was attracting attention at the local saloons in Lincoln County, VA, where he was raised — in the company of his father, the boy delighted adults with his skills at playing the hits of the day on his fiddle. He later graduated to playing at dances, and had embarked on a music career when America’s entry into the First World War interrupted his work, sending him into uniform at age 20. It was after he was mustered out and resumed playing that he found a performing partner in his nephew, guitarist Luches Kessinger — the two played in perfectly complementary styles, and were soon working full-time together and became a major attraction in the area around Charleston, WV. Clark Kessinger played like few country fiddlers, with a clear intonation and a range that dazzled onlookers and fellow musicians. He was such a daunting talent that, a...
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Top 10 Kessinger Brothers Songs
Sally Goodin'
Salt River
Wildflower Waltz
Pop Goes the Weasel
Chicken Reel (Le Reel Des Poulets)
Lauterbach Waltz
Gippy Get Your Hair Cut
Steamboat Bill
Boarding House Bells Are Ringing Waltz
Dixie
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Top 10 Kessinger Brothers Albums
Kessinger Brothers Vol. 2 1929
Kessinger Brothers Vol. 1 1928 - 1929
Kessinger Brothers (Clark & Lucas) Vol. 3 (1929-1930)
Goodnight Waltz / Wednesday Night Waltz
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