Re: An (incomplete) list of recorded black mandolinists
Here are the Carolina Chocolate Drops with, I believe, Hubby Jenkins, on mandolin -- please correct me if 'm wrong. It took a lot of searching to find Hubby playing mando. If the links don't work, search YouTube for "Carolina Chocolate Drops - Country Girl [Official Video]".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVIaiADsyYo
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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