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Frank Proffitt (Frank Noah Proffitt) was born on 1 June, 1913 in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, US, is an American musician. Discover Frank Proffitt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

Popular As Frank Noah Proffitt
Occupation farmer, traditional musician
Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 1 June 1913
Birthday 1 June
Birthplace Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, US
Date of death 24 November, 1965
Died Place N/A
Nationality United States

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1913

Frank Noah Proffitt (June 1, 1913 – November 24, 1965) was an Appalachian old time banjoist who preserved the song "Tom Dooley" in the form we know it today and was a key figure in inspiring musicians of the 1960s and 1970s to play the traditional five-string banjo.

He was born in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee, United States, and was raised in the Reese area of Watauga County, North Carolina, where he worked in a variety of jobs and lived on a farm with his wife and six children.

He grew tobacco, worked as a carpenter, and in a spark plug factory.

He was known for his skills as a carpenter and luthier; Proffitt's fretless banjos and dulcimers were homemade.

1937

In 1937, Frank Proffitt met folksong collectors Anne and Frank Warner.

Frank Warner was searching for a dulcimer builder and thus began a 30-year friendship and song swapping.

Warner collected his songs and shared them with Alan Lomax, who included many, including the ballad "Tom Dooley" that Warner had learned from Proffitt, in his book, Folksong U.S.A..

Proffitt had learned the song from his aunt Nancy Prather, who had in turn learnt it from her mother Edy Adeline (Pardue) Proffitt, who had known both Dula (locally pronounced "Dooley") and Laura Foster.

The Kingston Trio learned "Tom Dooley" from a recording by Warner, and were eventually required by court judgement to acknowledge their debt to Proffitt and pay him royalties for the use of the song.

1961

Proffitt recorded "Tom Dooley" and other ballad songs in 1961, on the album Frank Proffitt Sings Folk Songs, edited by Warner and issued by Folkways Records.

1962

A second set of Proffitt's recordings, Frank Proffitt of Reece NC: Traditional Songs and Ballads of Appalachia, was released in 1962, and Proffitt performed at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival.

1964

He also performed at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and recorded several more tracks released on the compilation album High Atmosphere: Ballads and Banjo Tunes from Virginia and North Carolina.

1965

Proffitt died in 1965, aged 52.

1969

The Frank Proffitt Memorial Album was released by Folk Legacy Records in 1969, followed by a tribute album, Nothing Seems Better To Me: The Music of Frank Proffitt and North Carolina, was issued in 2000.