Roscoe Holcomb(1911-1981) was a singer, banjo and guitar player from Kentucky. A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound," coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen. The term is now used to describe bluegrass singing, although Holcomb was not, strictly speaking, a bluegrass performer.
Holcomb's repertoire included old-time music, hymns, and blues ballads. He was a competent harmonica player, and sang some of his most memorable songs a cappella.
A coal miner and farmer for much of his life, Holcomb was not recorded until 1958, after which his career as a professional musician was bolstered by the folk revival of the 1960's. Holcomb gave his last live performance in 1978.
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