Mountain City in Johnson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's

Old Time Music Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 25, 2020

1. Old Time Music Marker

Inscription. Clarence "Tom" Ashley, Doc Watson, Fred Price, and Clint Howard put the "folk" in folk music. This was Doc Watson's first album, and it was introduced into the National Recording Registry in 2013 along with Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
Painted by Tommi Mayo and Theresa White. The Legacies Murals were created in the 2019 Mural Workshop under the instruction of Cristy Dunn.

Erected by East Tennessee Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 36° 28.488′ N, 81° 48.246′ W. Marker is in Mountain City, Tennessee, in Johnson County. It is on North Church Street near West Main Street (Tennessee Route 418), on the left when traveling north. The marker is at the lower right corner of the painting. Both are on the east facing wall of the Farmer's State Bank building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 W Main St, Mountain City TN 37683, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Ballad of Finley Preston (a few steps from this marker); Tom Dooley (a few steps from this marker); Train 45 (a few steps from this marker);

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Amazing Grace (a few steps from this marker); Handsome Molly (a few steps from this marker); House of the Rising Sun (within shouting distance of this marker); G.B. Grayson (within shouting distance of this marker); Little Ragged Joe 1947 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain City.

Also see . . . Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley Full Album. YouTube link posted by shlongdaboot (Submitted on February 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's Painting. Marker is at the bottom right corner image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 25, 2020

2. Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's Painting. Marker is at the bottom right corner

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 11, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.