“Who was Charlie Poole? Charlie Poole was a musical maverick; a creative iconoclast who developed ways of successfully insinuating his unusual and soulful art into the world around him. Charlie enjoyed life’s blessings and curses with equal relish. The blueprint for the rough & tumble country music artist - the hard drinking, wandering, haunted, rambler - was more or less drawn from direct observation of the life of Charlie Poole. In this program, we will reminisce with one such music scholar, Charlie Poole expert, Kinney Rorrer. Kinney is the author of the quintessential biography of Charlie Poole, Ramblin’ Blues-The Life & Songs of Charlie Poole and his grandfather – Posey Rorer – played fiddle in the original NC Ramblers with Charlie Poole.



wow bret!!!!!!!! i really, really enjoyed this! the only poole i had listened to before was the "pretty polly" that's on every old timey comp. thanks A BUNCH for this!!
you are welcome, and thank you! It airs on old time AM radio tomorrow morning at 8:30.
Bret
Thanks again Bret! After listening to the show I went the public library and got a Poole box set (literally in a wooden box!) and had a great night of Poole-ness. Now I know what Greil Marcus meant by the "old, weird America"
Peace bro
Dear Mr. Edgesurfer,
Ever since you took me out to stand on that Poole grave I've been altered. And now knowing that Rorer made banjos out of lard cans and violins from cigar boxes, I know we're spiritual kin. Thanks for sharing this.
I made a anthropomorphic quadruped out of four broken bentwood chairs the other day. It's out front mooing at the neighbors as I type.