Bookmiller Shannon, Banjo

Link to Arkansas Times article:  Bookmiller Shannon written by Stephen Koch:  “Carlos “Bookmiller” Shannon, was born on Cow Mountain, in Stone County Arkansas, near Mountain View, on Jan. 16, 1908. He played the five-string banjo with fellow Stone County native Jimmie “Driftwood” Morris, among others in the area.”   He died 28 June 1985, so he lived 77 years.

Bookmiller Shannon

 Amazon.com MP3 of Bookmiller Shannon, you can listen to a little of the song The Eighth of January, or purchase it for 99 cents.

Lyon College, Batesville, Interview, Bookmiller Shannon, has three clips of Bookmiller playing his banjo.

Some of the songs Bookmiller loved to play:  1  Buffalo Gals, 2 Down in Arkansas Among the Sticks, 3 Cotton-Eyed Joe, 4  The Eighth of January, which became the tune of The Battle of New Orleans.