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Name
  
Bill Cornett


Role
  
Singer

Died
  
1960, Frankfort, Kentucky, United States

Albums
  
The Lost Recordings of Banjo Bill Cornett

Similar People
  
Lee Sexton, Roscoe Holcomb, John Cohen, Dink Roberts, Wade Ward

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"Banjo" Bill Cornett (1890–c. 1959) was a traditional folk singer and banjo player from Eastern Kentucky. His music was recorded by John Cohen for Folkways and appears on the album Mountain Music of Kentucky. He was also a State Representative in Kentucky and he once played his composition “Old Age Pension Blues” on the floor of the Legislature. He died playing his banjo at 69.

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Bill Cornett Wikipedia