Bill Cornett

"Banjo" Bill Cornett (1890–c. 1959) was a traditional folk singer and banjo player from Eastern Kentucky. His music was recorded by John Cohen for Folkways and appears on the album Mountain Music of Kentucky. He was also a State Representative in Kentucky and he once played his composition “Old Age Pension Blues” on the floor of the Legislature. He died playing his banjo at 69.^[1]

References

1. http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/cornett_cohen.htm