The Kessinger Brothers

Clark Kessinger (1896-1975) and Luches Kessinger (1906-1944) -- who were not brothers but were related -- were among the top fiddle duos of their era, and left behind an enviable body of music in just three years of steady recording. Clark Kessinger took up the banjo and the fiddle at age five, following in the wake of his grandfather and uncle (both fiddle players). It wasn't long before he was attracting attention at the local saloons in Lincoln County, VA, where he was raised -- in the company of his father, the boy delighted adults with his skills at playing the hits of th...