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Dock Boggs
Moran Lee Boggs, known professionally as Dock Boggs, was an American folk
musician and singer born on February 7, 1898 in West Norton. Boggs achieved
professional recognition for a musical career characterized by old-time music
and a unique combination of Appalachian folk and blues. He achieved professional
recognition for a career that began after he worked as a coal miner and was
recorded by the label Brunswick Records in 1927. His recording career began with
eight songs including “Sugar Baby” (1927) and “Country Blues” (1927). Boggs
achieved professional recognition for the in...
