Frank Proffitt pictured in 1940 with guitar.
Proffitt was born in Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee and grew up across the line in the Beech Mountain area of North Carolina. He was a luthier and carpenter known especially for his fretless banjo playing and song repertoire.
Frank Proffitt at the 1st University of Chicago Folk Festival - 1961
I grew up singing songs like Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley
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