Ivan M. Tribe (Author) Born:  May 1, 1940 Died:  April 4, 2023 WOUB Athens, OH

About The Author On Saturday, October 31, 2015, Dr. Ivan M. Tribe, scholar of Appalachian culture, especially traditional country and bluegrass music, was presented with the B.B. Maurer West Virginia Folklife Scholar Award at The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University. Mr. Tribe, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Rio Grande, spent 31 years researching the culture of Appalachia. He was raised in Albany, Ohio, and attended Ohio University and the University of Toledo, where he received his Ph.D. in 1976. He spent 31 years teaching history at Rio Grande while researching the culture of Appalachia, particularly traditional country and bluegrass music. He has written more than 200 articles for such journals as The Journal of Appalachian Studies, Mid-America Folklore, Goldenseal: West Virginia Traditional Life and Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin. Tribe has authored more than 40 book and record reviews appearing in such publications as The Journal of American Folklore and The Journal of Country Music, and he has written liner notes for more than 80 record albums. Ivan M. Tribe has been a friend to this web site. A few years ago he offered to write some articles for our site but the email did not work correctly. In mid-2020, we finally connected and Ivan with the help of his wife, Deanna, said he would contribute articles for our site. Needless to say we are humbled by his contributions. He has submitted numerous biographies and allowed us to embellish them a bit based on what is in the collection we have and from other research. Below is a list of the articles he has contributed for you to peruse. Click on the name to read the article/biography. Articles Submitted to Hillbilly-Music.com by the author No. Artist or Group Name 1. Lee Moore 2. Cowboy Loye 3. Esco Hankins 4. Natchee The Indian 5. Claude Boone 6. Dusty Shaver 7. Curley Lambert 8. Red Rector 9. Clarence (Tater) Tate 10. Cherokee Sue 11. Mayse Brothers (Budge and Fudge) 12. Mel and Stan, The Kentucky Twins 13. Jackie Osborne 14. Marion Martin 15. Smokey Pleacher 16. Zag Pennell 17. Happy Johnny 18. David Miller (The Blind Soldier) 19. Paul Buskirk 20. Toby Stroud 21. Bill Cox 22. Frank Dudgeon 23. Roy Scott and the Country Harmony Boys 24. Smilie Sutter (aka Crazy Elmer) 25. Bonnie Baldwin 26. Millie Wayne 27. Cindy Coy 28. Honey and Sonny, The Davis Twins 29. George (Sleepy) Jeffers 30. Hiram Hayseed (William (Shorty) Godwin) 31. Kathy Dee 32. Mac Odell 33. Hank Stanford (Hank The Cowhand) 34. Ray Anderson 35. Monty Blake 36. Red Belcher 37. Jimmy Walker 38. Richard Harold 39. Fred Pendleton 40. Frank Hutchison 41. Roy Harvey 42. Blind Alfred Reed 43. John B. Evans 44. Kessinger Brothers (Clark and Luches) 45. LaWanda Lindsey 46. Roy Hall 47. J. D. Jarvis 48. Shorty Fincher 49. Darnell Miller 50. Slim Carter and Brown Eyes 51. Froggie Cortez 52. Rawhide (Hamilton Fincher) 53. Karen Wheeler 54. Karen McKenzie 55. Onie Wheeler 56. Peeper, Poochie and Punkin (The Williams Sisters aka Chickie's Chicks) 57. Cap, Andy and Flip 58. Charlie Moore 59. Ray Lunsford 60. Tommy Faile 61. Don (The Carolina Boy) White 62. Shannon Grayson 63. Bashful Harmonica Joe (Joe Troyan) 64. Arthur (Rusty) Gabbard 65. Claude Casey 66. George (Speedy) Krise 67. Pie Plant Pete (Claude Moye) 68. Bob Baker 69. Radio Dot and Smokey 70. Monte Hale 71. Hylo Brown 72. Ted and Wanda 73. Lazy Jim Day 74. Asa Martin 75. Old Joe Clark 76. Eddie Dean 77. Buell Kazee 78. Trace Family Trio 79. James Carson (aka James Roberts) 80. Kentucky Slim (aka Charles Elza) 81. Rusty York 82. Pappy Gube Beaver 83. Pete Stamper 84. Fred E. Smith 85. Cope Brothers 86. Anglin Brothers (aka Anglin Twins aka Anglin Twins and Red) 87. Raymond Fairchild 88. Bill Duncan and the Harmony Mountain Boys 89. Cy Williams 90. Rex and Eleanor Parker 91. Bonnie Lou 92. Jimmie Logsdon 93. Kelly Harrell 94. Jess Young 95. Mary Lou Turner 96. Lonnie Glosson 97. Harry (Haywire Mac) McClintock 98. Big Slim, The Lone Cowboy 99. T. Texas Tyler 100. Fiddlin' Doc Roberts 101. Fred Kirby 102. The Carolina Playboys 103. Whitey and Hogan 104. Sunflower (Mary Calvas) 105. Fiddlin' Hank (Garnet E. Warren) 106. Slim Lehart (The Wheeling Cat) 107. Tex Logan 108. Fisher Hendley 109. George Reneau (The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains) 110. Ernest Thompson 111. Connie Sides 112. Cal Davenport 113. Clay Everhart and the North Carolina Tar Heels 114. Leonard Copeland 115. Moatsville String Ticklers 116. Earl Shirkey 117. Weaver Brothers 118. Marc Williams (The Cowboy Crooner) 119. Braxton Schuffert 120. Ken Houchins (The Yodeling Drifter) 121. Buddy M. Griffin 122. Mary Ann Estes 123. Flavil (Flannels) Miller 124. Rosa Lee Carson (aka Moonshine Kate) 125. Jess Willard 126. Junior Norman 127. Roy Hogsed 128. Herman Yarbrough (aka Roscoe Swerps) 129. Roane County Ramblers 130. Lennie Aleshire 131. Delbert Barker 132. Milton Estes 133. Terry Fell 134. Linda Parker 135. Roba Stanley 136. Buzz Busby 137. Bill Harrell 138. Chester (Butch) Lester 139. Pete Pike 140. Barbara Pittman 141. Buck Ryan 142. Peg Moreland 143. Chubby Parker 144. Kenny Sidle 145. Art Gibson 146. Byrd Moore and His Hot Shots 147. Carl Sauceman and his Green Valley Boys 148. Jimmie Rodgers Snow 149. Ernest V. Stoneman 150. Joe Stuart 151. Cecil Surratt 152. Uncle Eck Dunford 153. Alfred G. Karnes 154. Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Quartet 155. B. F. Shelton 156. Garland Brothers and Grinstead 157. McVay and Johnson 158. The Palmer Sisters 159. The Spindale Quartet 160. Betty Amos 161. Barbi Benton 162. Joann Davis 163. Gunilla Hutton 164. Chris Noel 165. Misty Rowe 166. Holly Garrett 167. Ridgel's Fountain Citians 168. Southern Moonlight Entertainers 169. Vandergrift Brothers 170. Haskell Wolfenbarger 171. Roni Stoneman 172. Stonemam Family 173. Dock Boggs 174. Noah Crase 175. Chubby Howard 176. Melissa Monroe 177. Ira & Eugene Yates 178. Emry Arthur 179. Bob Dunn 180. Happy Go-Lucky Boys 181. Goldie Hill 182. James Monroe 183. Paul (Moon) Mullins 184. Steve Ledford 185. Joe (Cannonball) Lewis 186. Dave McCarn 187. Birch Monroe 188. Clyde Moody 189. Lulu Roman 190. Shenandoah Valley Trio 191. Jim Greer and the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks 192. Aunt Molly Jackson 193. Jack (The Strolling Yodeler) Jackson 194. Morris Brothers (Wiley and Zeke) 195. Harold Morrison 196. Jimmy Murphy 197. Jim Nesbitt 198. Mac Martin and the Dixie Travelers 199. Chubby Wise 200. Billy Baker 201. Kenny Baker 202. Callahan Brothers 203. Curly Ray Cline 204. Dixon Brothers 205. Bill Napier 206. Goins Brothers 207. Shot Jackson 208. Benny Martin 209. Don Stover 210. Jimmie Tarlton 211. George Wade and Francum Braswell 212. Cas Walker 213. Paul Warren 214. Barrier Brothers 215. Big Jeff and His Radio Playboys 216. Red Ellis and his Huron Valley Boys 217. Sally Ann Forrester 218. Doc Hopkins 219. The Lilly Brothers 220. Tom Darby and Jimmy Tarlton 221. Tibby Edwards 222. Ernest Ferguson 223. Howard (Big Howdy) Forrester 224. Curtis Gordon 225. Carl Tipton 226. Lowell (Bingo) Blanchard 227. Billy Byrd 228. Lee Emerson 229. John McGhee 230. George Riddle 231. Lonnie (Pap) Wilson 232. Frank Welling 233. Frank Welling and John McGhee 234. Jimmie Riddle 235. Bun Wilson 236. Joe Forrester 237. Norma Jean 238. Wanda Jackson 239. George McCormick 240. Phipps Family 241. Buddy Starcher 242. Goober Buchanan 243. Billy Folger 244. Molly O'Day 245. Carl Story 246. Bailes Brothers 247. Lonesome Pine Fiddlers 248. J. E. Mainer and Mountaineers 249. Melba Montgomery 250. Rod Morris 251. Da Costa Woltz and his Southern Broadcasters Read More From The Author Buy this Book Mountaineer Jamboree Country Music in West Virginia By Ivan Tribe University Press of Kentucky 1984 243 Pages ISBN:  0-8131-0878-0   Buy this Book Stonemans: An Appalachian Family and the Music That Shaped Their Lives By Ivan M. Tribe University of Illinois Press 1993 352 Pages ISBN:  0-25206-308-2   Buy this Book The Jamboree In Wheeling By Ivan Tribe and Jacob L. Bapst Aracadia Publishing 2020 128 Pages ISBN:  978-1-4671-0568-2   Buy this Book Country: A Regional Exploration By Ivan M. Tribe Greenwood Press 2006 283 Pages ISBN:  9780313330261   Buy this Book West Virginia's Traditional Country Music By Ivan M. Tribe Arcadia Publishing Library Editions 2015 130 Pages ISBN:  978-1531674311   Buy this Book Folk Music In Overdrive: A Primer on Traditional Country and Bluegrass Artists By Ivan Tribe University of Tennessee Press 2018 392 Pages ISBN:  978-1621903970