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  • Nelson, Donald Lee. " The life of Alfred G. Karnes." In Porterfield, Nolan, ed.
  • Wolfe, Charles K. Liner notes for "The Bristol Sessions." Country Music Foundation CMF-011-L, 1987.
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    July 1999, Volume 2, Issue 3, Part Two



    Wedding Bells

    Marriages--Illinois to 1850

    Karnes, Elizabeth
    Odell, Alfred C.
    Nov
    29
    1835

    Fosdick, Amanda
    Karnes, David
    Oct
    17
    1839

    Karnes, William F.
    Tibles, Ann
    Oct
    26
    1841

    Belts, Sarah
    Karnes, Phillip
    Nov
    25
    1841

    Gassaway, Polly Ann
    Karnes, George
    May
    16
    1833

    Anderson, John P.
    Karnes, Elizabeth
    Jun
    30
    1833

    Karnes, Samuel H.
    Woods, Martha
    Feb
    19
    1834

    Holston, Delida
    Karnes, John
    Apr
    07
    1834

    Grable, Israel J.
    Karnes, Sarah
    Mar
    26
    1840

    Gasaway, T. F.
    Karnes, Martha
    Dec
    04
    1842

    Marriages--Indiana to 1850
    Karnes, Sophia Jane
    Palmer, Jacob
    Dec
    22
    1844

    Beall, Richard J. H.
    Karnes, Syntha A.
    Oct
    12
    1848

    Karnes, Aaron
    Shearer, Sally
    May
    31
    1819

    Karnes, Tabitha
    Miller, Joseph
    Oct
    21
    1827

    Davis, Caleb S.
    Karnes, Elizabeth M.
    Nov
    30
    1843

    Carpenter, Nancy
    Karnes, Abraham
    Apr
    20
    1842

    Marriages--Kentucky to 1850
    Karnes, Margaret
    Oldacre, Henry
    Jan
    06
    1806

    Karnes, Allen
    Percey, Elizabeth
    May
    12
    1811

    Karnes, Joseph
    Stilwell, Jane
    Sep
    15
    1825

    Marriages--Missouri to 1850
    Colins, Nancy
    Laughlin, Karnes
    Jul
    18
    1844

    Carter, John
    Karnes, Sarah
    Feb
    15
    1841

    Marriages--Pennsylvania to 1790
    K.
    1743,

    Alfred Karnes

    American gospel musician (1891–1958)

    Alfred Grant Karnes (February 2, 1891 – May 18, 1958) was an old time musician and Southern Gospel singer best known for his recordings at the Bristol Sessions in 1927.

    Biography

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    Born in Bedford County, Virginia,[1] later residing in Corbin, Kentucky, Karnes was a Baptist preacher and gospel singer. In 1927, he drove to Bristol, Tennessee in response to advertisements put out by Ralph Peer looking for local artists to record on Victor Records. Karnes recorded six sides at the sessions, all gospel, accompanied by his own harp-guitar with the best known including "Bound For The Promised Land", "To The Work" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old". Karnes' records sold well enough for him to record seven more sides for Victor. After that Karnes made no further recordings and returned to the pulpit in Corbin for the rest of his life until he died in 1958. He is buried in McHargue Cemetery, Lily, Laurel County, Kentucky.[1]

    Musical style

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    Alfred Karnes played the harp-guitar, a seldom recorded instrument from the Edwardian Era. The harp-guitar had a large guitar body with an extra set of strings above the main fretboard which were unfretted. These were struck along with the regular guitar stri