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Hello, I am Dr. Phil,

Aficionado of the sounds of the Deep South;

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, the Piedmont, Appalachia,

New Orleans, Memphis and Chicago

1850-1940

Here I am (on the right) with my friend Gene Bush at the Mississippi John Hurt Festival in Avalon, Mississippi.

I play ragtime, old-timey, skiffle and blues.

I study the history and culture of the Deep South.

I present a radio program, Sounds of the South on our local station, Dunoon Community Radio on alternate Tuesdays. Visit http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/ to listen in.

I have recently completed writing a biography of the great ragtime, blues and old-timey musician Mississippi John Hurt:

Mississippi John Hurt: His Life, His Times, His Blues