Hoyt Pruitt papers
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Not requestable
Scope and Content of the Papers
The manuscript portion of these papers consists of one folder of photocopied newsclippings relating to Hoyt Pruitt's career in the 1960s. The nineteen photographs include an image of a handbill advertising a 1948 show in which Pruitt appeared, and images of Pruitt and other country music figures.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s-1960s
Creator
- Pruitt, Hoyt (Hoyt Lokey), 1924- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research use.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Georgia State University is the owner of the physical collection and makes reproductions available for research, subject to the copyright law of the United States and item condition. Georgia State University may or may not own the rights to materials in the collection. It is the researcher's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and obtain permission from the copyright holder before publication, reproduction, or display of the materials beyond what is reasonable under copyright law. Researchers may quote selections from the collection under the fair use provision of copyright law.
Biography of Hoyt Pruitt
Hoyt Lokey Pruitt, born March 4, 1924 in Cedartown, Georgia, was a dobro player, although he also played straight guitar and sang. Among the groups with whom he performed were Pappy Slats's Kentucky Mountaineers, the Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, and the Stone Mountain Boys. Pruitt was actively involved in Atlanta's country music radio scene, appearing on various programs, including "Fulton County Jamboree" on WJTL and WAGA's "Dixie Fun Barn" in 1939-1940 and 1946-1948. With Pappy Slats and the Blue Ridge Mountain Boys, Pruitt worked on WGST and WTJH, respectively.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (in 2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
Hoyt Pruitt was a dobro player, although he also played straight guitar and sang, and was actively involved in Atlanta's country music radio scene, appearing on various programs, including "Fulton County Jamboree" on WJTL and WAGA's "Dixie Fun Barn" in 1939-1940 and 1946-1948. His papers contain newsclippings relating to his career in the 1960s, and nineteen photographs of him and other country music figures.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Hoyt Pruitt, April 22, 1985 (M1985-08).
Bibliography
- Daniel, Wayne. Pickin' on Peachtree (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1990).
Processing Information
Processed by Christopher Ann Paton and Christine de Catanzaro at the file level, October 1987.
Subject
- WAGA (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Hoyt Pruitt:
- Subtitle
- A Guide to His Papers at Georgia State University Library
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Georgia State University Library
- Date
- October 1987
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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