Album · 1996 · 23 Songs. Marching Through Georgia.

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Listen to Marching Through Georgia from Kessinger Brothers's Kessinger Brothers (Clark & Lucas) Vol. 3 (1929-1930) for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Kessinger Brothers (Clark & Lucas) Vol. 3 (1929-1930). Clark Kessinger (Kanawha County, WV, July 27, 1896 - June 4, 1975) began playing the banjo when he was five years old and two years later he performed at local saloons with his father. He switched to fiddle and began performing at country dances. In 1917, he joined the Navy serving in World War I. Upon his discharge, his reputation as a fiddler had increased and he visited many local fiddling contests. He teamed up with his nephew Luches "Luke" Kessinger (August 21, 1906 in Kanawha County, WV - May 6, 1944) performing at various locations.

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Marching Through Georgia, 02:48. Lauterbach Waltz, 02:57.

Kessinger Brothers (Clark And Luches) ‎– Garfield March, Kanawha March. Side B matrix no. AL-222. Matrix, Runout (Side A runout): AL 220 220 1. Matrix, Runout (Side B runout): AL 222 222 2.

Kessinger Brothers covered Dixie, Marching Through Georgia, Sally Goodin, Sourwood Mountain and other songs. Kessinger Brothers originally did Marching Through Georgia, Sally Goodin and Don't Let the Deal Go Down. Kessinger Brothers (Clark and Luches). Traditional music duo consisting of Clark Kessinger (fiddle) and his nephew, Luches (guitar).

Marching Through Georgia" (sometimes spelled as "Marching Thru' Georgia" or "Marching Thro Georgia") is a marching song written by Henry Clay Work at the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The title and lyrics of the song refer to . Army major general William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" to capture the Confederate city of Savannah, Georgia in late 1864.

Marching Through Georgia. More by Kessinger Brothers. Sixteen Days in Georgia.

In 1927, Clark and Luches Kessinger had their own radio show at the newly opened station WOBU in Charleston, West Virginia. On February 11, 1928, the Kessingers travelled to Ashland, Kentucky to audition for James O'Keefe, a talent agent for the ender recording company. The Kessingers were hired and, calling themselves The Kessinger Brothers, they recorded twelve sides the same day, six of the sides together with the caller Ernest Legg. In the late 1920s, the Kessinger Brothers' records were best-sellers on Brunswick Records. During these recording sessions, the Kessinger Brothers recorded many classics such as "Wednesday Night Waltz", "Turkey in the Straw", "Hell Among the Yearlings", "Tugboat", and "Salt River. Kessinger was also greatly influenced by classical violin players such as Fritz Kreisler, Joseph Szigeti and Jascha Heifetz.