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by Joslyn Layne1920s blues fiddler Jim Booker recorded with Taylors Kentucky Boys and his own group, Booker Orchestra. He was born in Jessamine County in Kentucky and learned to play fiddle from his father, a former slave. In 1927, Jim Booker made two trips to Gennetts Indiana studios to record mountain songs with Taylors Kentucky Boys, including Gray Eagle. He also recorded Salty Dog and Camp Nelson Blues. During that trip with his string band Booker Orchestra, which included his younger brothers, Joe and John Booker on guitars, and neighbor Robert Steele on kazoo.