Hoyt Ming was born in Choctaw County, Mississippi on October 6, 1902.[1] Later, in his life he married Rozelle Ming (April 25, 1907 - September 29, 1983); the couple performed together for the rest of Hoyt's life.[1][2] He played fiddle with the Pep Steppers, a family old-time band from Tupelo, sometimes billed as "Floyd Ming and the Pep Steppers", instead of using his real name "Hoyt". Hoyt and his band recorded for Ralph Peer and RCA Victor on February 13, 1928 at the Peabody Hotel including their most famous song "Indian War Whoop" which was included on the album Anthology of American Folk Music.[1][3][4] For most of his life he was a potato farmer. He played at local dances and fairs until about 1957, when he stopped playing. Interest in the band revived in the 1970s, and they played at the National Folk Festival in 1973 and at the 1974 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife as well as other shows.[5][6] They also appeared in a film, Ode to Billy Joe.[7]
^ abcr2WPadmin. "Ming, Hoyt, and His Pep Steppers". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Myers, Leslie R. (June 7, 1983). "Strings, yodel sow seeds of country sound". Clarion-Ledger. p. 21. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^"Ag museum to host concert by string band". The Northside Sun. October 25, 1984. p. 16. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^"Ming And Pep Steppers Will Fiddle At The Fair". The Star-Herald. September 23, 1973. p. 14. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^r2WPadmin. "Ming, Hoyt, and His Pep Steppers". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Myers, Leslie R. (October 25, 1984). "Strains of South sally forth this fall". Clarion Ledger. p. 25. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^Liner notes to Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways, SFW CD 40193. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2007.
^ abcRussell, Tony; Pinson, Bob (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. Oxford University Press. p. 629. ISBN0199881545.
^"Ming, Hoyt - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
Further readingedit
Tony Russell (1976). "Pep Stepping with the Mings". Old Time Music 20 (Spring 1976).
hoyt, ming, october, 1902, april, 1985, american, time, fiddler, contents, biography, legacy, discography, references, further, readingbiography, edit, born, choctaw, county, mississippi, october, 1902, later, life, married, rozelle, ming, april, 1907, septemb. Hoyt Ming October 6 1902 April 28 1985 was an American old time fiddler Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Discography 4 References 5 Further readingBiography editHoyt Ming was born in Choctaw County Mississippi on October 6 1902 1 Later in his life he married Rozelle Ming April 25 1907 September 29 1983 the couple performed together for the rest of Hoyt s life 1 2 He played fiddle with the Pep Steppers a family old time band from Tupelo sometimes billed as Floyd Ming and the Pep Steppers instead of using his real name Hoyt Hoyt and his band recorded for Ralph Peer and RCA Victor on February 13 1928 at the Peabody Hotel including their most famous song Indian War Whoop which was included on the album Anthology of American Folk Music 1 3 4 For most of his life he was a potato farmer He played at local dances and fairs until about 1957 when he stopped playing Interest in the band revived in the 1970s and they played at the National Folk Festival in 1973 and at the 1974 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife as well as other shows 5 6 They also appeared in a film Ode to Billy Joe 7 Legacy edit Indian War Whoop was featured in Killer of the Flower Moon directed by Martin Scorsese in the scene where Ernest Burkhart first meets his to be wife Discography editTitle Label Number 8 9 Recording Location 8 Recording Date 8 Indian War Whoop Victor 21294 Memphis Tennessee February 13 1928 Old Red Victor 21294 White mule Victor 21534 Tupelo Blues Victor 21534References edit a b c r2WPadmin Ming Hoyt and His Pep Steppers Mississippi Encyclopedia Retrieved 2022 02 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Myers Leslie R June 7 1983 Strings yodel sow seeds of country sound Clarion Ledger p 21 Retrieved February 23 2022 Ag museum to host concert by string band The Northside Sun October 25 1984 p 16 Retrieved February 23 2022 Ming And Pep Steppers Will Fiddle At The Fair The Star Herald September 23 1973 p 14 Retrieved February 23 2022 r2WPadmin Ming Hoyt and His Pep Steppers Mississippi Encyclopedia Retrieved 2022 02 25 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Myers Leslie R October 25 1984 Strains of South sally forth this fall Clarion Ledger p 25 Retrieved February 23 2022 Liner notes to Classic Old Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40193 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 2007 a b c Russell Tony Pinson Bob 2004 Country Music Records A Discography 1921 1942 Oxford University Press p 629 ISBN 0199881545 Ming Hoyt Discography of American Historical Recordings adp library ucsb edu Retrieved 2022 04 12 Further reading editTony Russell 1976 Pep Stepping with the Mings Old Time Music 20 Spring 1976 Marker http www mscountrymusictrail org markers hoyt ming Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoyt Ming amp oldid 1198095160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
