Ranch Radio Song Of The Day #1307

At his last recording session on October 29, 1931 Earl Johnson & His Dixie Clodhoppers recorded Way Down In Georgia.  Johnson was the Georgia state fiddle champion in 1926.  Here's a short bio:

Earl Johnson was born in August 24, 1886 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.  He learned violin techniques under the tutelage of his father and a correspondence course and formed his first group with his brother and sister(guitar and banjo).  When both  his brother and sister died in 1923,  he played second fiddle with the then well known Fiddlin John Carson and his band the Virginia Reelers, and reportedly even played with the popular Georgia Yellow Hammers on occasion.  Eventually, he joined up with brilliant guitarists Byrd Moore and banjoist  Emmet Bankston to form his own group,  the Dixie Entertainers.  When Lee "Red" Henderson replaced Byrd Moore as the guitar player, the group became known as the Clodhoppers. They recorded some of the wildest and most exciting versions of standard breakdowns that have ever been released.  Later sessions employed his wife Lula Bell and guitarist Bill Henson. 

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