Kilby Snow (May 28, 1905March 29, 1980) was an American

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ian. A virtuoso

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ist, he was awarded the title of Autoharp Champion of North Carolina at the age of 5, but recorded only a single album for

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in the 1960s. He was known for his "drag note" playing style, a technique that relied on his left-handedness to produce slurred notes that would be impossible for a right-handed player to recreate due to the reversed relationship between thumb and finger.John S. Wilson
"Snow Shows Style on the Autoharp"
''The New York Times'', December 20, 1970

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Kilby 1905 births 1980 deaths American folk musicians 20th-century American musicians American autoharp players