Charlie Poole - North Carolina Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Charlie Poole was born in Randolph County, NC, and spent much of his adult life working in textile mills. He learned banjo as a youth and also played baseball. (He may have adopted his three-finger playing style, a version of classical banjo technique, due to a baseball accident involving his thumb.) When not working in mills, he would travel from town to town across the country, playing the banjo and taking what work he could get. He ended up settling in Spray, NC, in 1918 and married two years later. He and his brother-in-law, fiddler Posey Rorer, would often play together with other local musicians, and out of these performances grew a distinct group called the North Carolina Ramblers. Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers were one of the most popular string bands of the 1920s. Infused with ragtime and pop, their music almost seemed to swing at times (even though the use of that word to describe music was still several years in the future). Poole strongly influenced later banjo players, including those who would become the creators of bluegrass.

Marker Name: Charlie Poole J 93 Marker Type: Roadside Required Waymark Photo: yes Related Web Link: Not listed Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed

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