Fields Ward

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A Distinction Between Musical Motivations — Entertainment or Heritage in Everyday Life?

April 23, 2022 April 23, 2022

BY JOSH BECKWORTH— When considering early country music recordings it is often difficult to discern the impact of the commercial recording industry. After all, most of the songs recorded during the first decade of country …

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Fields Ward

April 7, 2022 April 18, 2022

BY MARTY McGEE— Old-time singer and guitarist Fields Mac Ward was born January 23, 1911, in Buck Mountain, Grayson County, Virginia. Fields was influenced by a musically rich family: Father Crockett (ca. early 1880s—mid—1960s) was …

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