Virgil Sturgill

Virgil Sturgill was a ballad singer and dulcimer player. He was a friend of Cratis Williams. His performances were recorded in "Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads" and "Bury Me Beneath the Willow: A Treasury of Southern Mountain Folksongs and Ballads". Eastern Kentucky University contains his collection, "Summer in Kentucky and other poems".
The Library of Congress possesses the following recording by Sturgill: One 10-inch tape of songs sung with dulcimer accompaniment by Virgil L. Sturgill, originally of Sutton's Branch, Kentucky. Recorded at the Library of Congress by Herman Norwood, June 1951..