Doc Roberts Trio-”Coal Tipple Blues” (mp3)
Dock Philipine Roberts (April 26, 1897 – August 4, 1978) was born and grew up on a farm in Madison County, Kentucky. He was inspired to play fiddle at an early age by his brother Liebert. Their musical mentor was the African-American fiddler Owen Walker. In 1927, Doc Roberts formed a duo with Asa Martin called Martin & Roberts. The two of them recorded more than 200 sides on 11 different labels. Later on, with the addition of Doc Roberts’ son James, the Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts Trio was formed.
