Earnest East, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Earnest East

American folk musician

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1916

Date of Death: 08-Jan-2000

Profession: singer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Earnest East (July 8, 1916 - January 8, 2000) was a fiddle, guitar, and banjo player.
East began his music career as a member of the Camp Creek Boys, and later founded his own instrumental band which he called the Pine Ridge Boys in 1966.
In 1969, the Pine Ridge Boys released their first album, titled "Old Time Mountain Music", on the County label.
Their second album, "Stringband Music From Mt.
Airy" was released in 1981 on the Heritage label. East received several folklore awards in his lifetime, including the Brown-Hudson Folklore Award from the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1988, and the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 1990.