Lawnie Brooks

Born: Oct. 29, 1893

Died: July 30, 1964

Buried: Mountain View Regular Baptist Church

Spouse: Bessie

Parents: Bill Brooks and Sara Debord

Children: 10

Recordings: A recording containing 17 cuts is available from Lucas Pasley. The recording is a CD burned from field recordings. A song list will be emailed. Contact Lucas Pasley at pasleyspabulum@gmail.com with questions.

Personal Information:

Lawnie (Lawn) was born into a musical family. His brother Guy was the famed fiddler for the Red Fox Chasers, and his brother Mack and also played music. However, Lawn's fiddling style was markedly different from Guy's. Lawn's children tend to think of Uncle Guy as more of a square-dance fiddler and their father a smoother, finer fiddler. Lawn's son-in-law Donald Shaw points out that Lawn always attended the classical performances that passed through Sparta.

In addition to fiddling, Lawn was a remarkable gunsmith and metal worker. His old homeplace is located on Dewitt Rd. in Alleghany County, NC.

Lawn Brooks with Cliff Evans.

Mountain View Cemetery.