Gwin Foster
Gwin Stanley Foster, also known as Gwen or Gwyn, was an old-time/country harmonica and guitar player who was known for work in The Carolina Tar Heels and the.
He was born in Caldwell [County, North Carolina], and died in Dallas, North Carolina, the son of Joe Foster and Myra Elizabeth. He worked in the textile mills, where he met banjoist Coble "Dock" Walsh, and they formed the band.
The oldest known recording of the song, "House of [the Rising Sun]", under the title "Rising Sun Blues", is by Appalachian artists Ashley and Foster, who recorded it on September 6, 1933, on the Vocalion label.
Further references
- Tony Russell: Country Music Originals, S. 111 f.; Oxford University Press,,