Charlie Poole

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Poole's grandnephew Kinney Rorer (sometimes spelled Rorrer) penned the highly-regarded biography ''Ramblin' Blues: The Life and Songs of Charlie Poole'' in 1982. Rorer, who is also the grandnephew of Poole's fiddler Posey Rorer, is the banjo player for the old-time music group The New North Carolina Ramblers.<!-- as of 2024 -->
Poole's grandnephew Kinney Rorer (sometimes spelled Rorrer) penned the highly-regarded biography ''Ramblin' Blues: The Life and Songs of Charlie Poole'' in 1982. Rorer, who is also the grandnephew of Poole's fiddler Posey Rorer, is the banjo player for the old-time music group The New North Carolina Ramblers.<!-- as of 2024 -->


A double-CD tribute to Poole was released by singer-songwriter [[Loudon Wainwright III]] in August 2009. The album, titled ''[[High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project]]'', features 30 tracks, including new versions of songs originally recorded by Poole, as well as tunes composed by Wainwright and producer Dick Connette on the artist's life and times; it was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album]] at the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]].
A double-CD tribute to Poole was released by [[singer-songwriter]] [[Loudon Wainwright III]] in August 2009. The album, titled ''[[High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project]]'', features 30 tracks, including new versions of songs originally recorded by Poole as well as tunes on the artist's life and times composed by Wainwright and producer Dick Connette. The album was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album]] at the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2010.


==Discography==
==Discography==
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