Harkreader, Sidney J.

Variant names

Hide Profile

Country music performer. Born February 26, 1898. Died March 19, 1988. Full name: Sidney J. Harkreader. Popularly known as "Fiddlin' Sid." Career active 1920s-early 1950s. Fiddler and guitar player. First partner of Uncle Dave Macon. Grand Ole Opry performer.

From the description of Oral history interview with Sidney "Fiddlin' Sid" Harkreader; 1986 May 8; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1986 May 8. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58840926

From the description of Oral history interview with Sidney "Fiddlin' Sid" Harkreader; 1986 May 12; interview conducted by John W. Rumble; 1986 May 12. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58840927

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
creatorOf Harkreader, Sidney J.;. Oral history interview with Sidney "Fiddlin' Sid" Harkreader; 1986 May 8; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
referencedIn Ladd, Robert. John Edwards memorial collection, n.d. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection artist name files, 1940-2005 (artists D-K). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Harkreader, Sidney J.;. Oral history interview with Sidney "Fiddlin' Sid" Harkreader; 1986 May 8; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
creatorOf Harkreader, Sidney J. Oral history interview with Sidney "Fiddlin' Sid" Harkreader; 1986 May 12; interview conducted by John W. Rumble; Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Harkreader, Sidney J.; person
associatedWith Ladd, Robert. person
associatedWith Rumble, John W.; person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
Subject
Country music
Country musicians
Country musicians
Fiddlers
Fiddlers
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1898-02-26

Death 1988-03-19

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65h7dks

Ark ID: w65h7dks

SNAC ID: 8466946