David Holt (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

David Holt (musician)

American musician

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1946

Place of Birth: Gatesville, Texas, United States

Profession: spoken word artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About David Holt (musician)

  • David Holt (born October 15, 1946 in Gatesville, Texas) performs and preserves traditional American music and stories.
  • A four time Grammy Award winner, Holt plays ten acoustic instruments and has released recordings of traditional mountain music and southern folktales, hosted Riverwalk, a jazz program on public radio; Folkways, a television program on folk music and culture, Great Scenic Railway Journeys and North Carolina Mountain Treasures on North Carolina public television.
  • He is the host of David Holt's State of Music, a public TV series distributed nationwide by PBS.
  • The program is produced and directed by Will and Deni McIntyre and was nominated for a Midsouth Regional Emmy in 2015.Holt performed with Doc Watson from 1998 to 2012.
  • Holt performs wearing his trademark fedora, preferring vintage examples from the 1930s and 1940s.Holt and his wife, Ginny, have a son, Zeb, who worked for NBC in New York City.
  • Their daughter, Sarah Jane, died in 1989 at age 10 following a car crash.

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