Dora Mae Wagers -- 7. The End
Dora Mae’s husband, Ford, passed away in 1990. “She never did remarry again,” Evelyn said. But she had a boyfriend, some years later, and told her daughter, “‘Well, why should I marry him, he draws...
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Dora Mae’s playing can be heard on a few recordings made through her career as a performer. She is featured on a Rounder Collection of Kentucky banjo players, playing versions of Wild Bill Jones, and...
View ArticleDora Mae Wagers -- 5. The Festivals
Dora Mae became a frequent attendee of bluegrass festivals throughout central Kentucky. “She’d pick all night and day,” Evelyn remembered, sometimes never going to the stage, but playing tunes,...
View ArticleDora Mae Wagers -- 4. The Teacher
Dora Mae’s love of music was infectious; she loved to pass the music on to others. In an interview with Susan Eacker, she said; “I’m an old dude. I love to encourage them: the young ones.”“She enjoyed...
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Dora Mae Wagers -- 2. Home
podcast: 33 Young Edward.mp3 Dora Mae was born on July 14th, 1927 in Laurel County, Kentucky, an area now tucked in the Daniel Boone National Forest, just off highway 75 between London and Mt. Vernon....
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Dora Mae Wagers -- 1. First Sights
podcast: 11 Wild Bill Jones.mp3 “Play like you feel. And if you don’t feel it, you shouldn’t be up there in the first place.” --Dora Mae Wagers...
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