Hoyt Lester Ming Hoyt Lester Ming, 82, of Ackerman, noted for his unique style of fiddle playing, collapsed after competing in the fiddler's convention here Saturday night and died early Sunday morning at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Ackerman with burial in the Enon Cemetery.
Adams-Nowell Funeral Home of Ackerman handled arrangements.
Ming had competed in the 60 and older category of the fiddlers convention which was being held Saturday night at the Attala County Coliseum in conjunction with the Natchez Trace Festival. Friends said he returned to his seat in the stands after his performance and became ill a short time later.
Ming and his group the "Pep Steppers" made several recordings with Victor Records His song, "Indian War Whoop" is in the folk life section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
In 1973 he represented Mississippi at the National Folk Festival in Washington. In 1974 he returned to the folk festival and on Christmas Eve of that year, he played on British television with his son, Hoyt B. Ming.
Ming and his son recorded the song "Rattle Snake Daddy" for the motion picture "Ode to Billy Joe." He had performed at the World's Fair in New Orleans last summer.
The Choctaw County native was a member of the Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His wife, the former Roselle Young, died in 1983.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norma Graham of Fort Walton Beach, Fl., Mrs. Geneva Hunt of Frankfort, Ky.; a son, Hoyt B. Ming of Hattiesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Blanton of Weir and Mrs. Christy Flint of Philadelphia; a brother, Burlon Ming of Memphis; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The Rev. Roy Moore was the officiating minister.
Pallbearers were Roy Dobbs, Perry King, William Arnold, Hilton Patterson, Bobby Black and William McClure.
The Star-Herald
Kosciusko, Mississippi
02 May 1985, Thu • Page 13
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Hoyt Ming was the founder, leader of, and fiddler in, Hoyt Ming & His Pep Steppers. The Steppers were a Mississippi based country string band consisting of Hoyt, his wife Rozelle, and his brother Troy.
The Pep Steppers first recorded on February 13th 1928 for Victor Records in Memphis TN, after successfully passing an audition with Victor's Ralph Peer in a Tupelo drug store. Their most popular recording, which is still regarded by fiddlers today, was ''Indian War Whoop''. The group, and their recording of Indian War Whoop, were also featured on the Anthology Of American Folk Music.
Though the group retired a few years after the Memphis session, once Hoyt & Rozelle had children, they made short comeback as a result of being sought after during the Folk revival in the 1960's. The group performed at the National Folk Festival in 1973, and were also featured in the 1976 film ''Ode To Billie Joe''.
Bio information courtesy of contributor #47781550
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Ackerman with burial in the Enon Cemetery.
Adams-Nowell Funeral Home of Ackerman handled arrangements.
Ming had competed in the 60 and older category of the fiddlers convention which was being held Saturday night at the Attala County Coliseum in conjunction with the Natchez Trace Festival. Friends said he returned to his seat in the stands after his performance and became ill a short time later.
Ming and his group the "Pep Steppers" made several recordings with Victor Records His song, "Indian War Whoop" is in the folk life section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
In 1973 he represented Mississippi at the National Folk Festival in Washington. In 1974 he returned to the folk festival and on Christmas Eve of that year, he played on British television with his son, Hoyt B. Ming.
Ming and his son recorded the song "Rattle Snake Daddy" for the motion picture "Ode to Billy Joe." He had performed at the World's Fair in New Orleans last summer.
The Choctaw County native was a member of the Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His wife, the former Roselle Young, died in 1983.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norma Graham of Fort Walton Beach, Fl., Mrs. Geneva Hunt of Frankfort, Ky.; a son, Hoyt B. Ming of Hattiesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Blanton of Weir and Mrs. Christy Flint of Philadelphia; a brother, Burlon Ming of Memphis; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The Rev. Roy Moore was the officiating minister.
Pallbearers were Roy Dobbs, Perry King, William Arnold, Hilton Patterson, Bobby Black and William McClure.
The Star-Herald
Kosciusko, Mississippi
02 May 1985, Thu • Page 13
************
Hoyt Ming was the founder, leader of, and fiddler in, Hoyt Ming & His Pep Steppers. The Steppers were a Mississippi based country string band consisting of Hoyt, his wife Rozelle, and his brother Troy.
The Pep Steppers first recorded on February 13th 1928 for Victor Records in Memphis TN, after successfully passing an audition with Victor's Ralph Peer in a Tupelo drug store. Their most popular recording, which is still regarded by fiddlers today, was ''Indian War Whoop''. The group, and their recording of Indian War Whoop, were also featured on the Anthology Of American Folk Music.
Though the group retired a few years after the Memphis session, once Hoyt & Rozelle had children, they made short comeback as a result of being sought after during the Folk revival in the 1960's. The group performed at the National Folk Festival in 1973, and were also featured in the 1976 film ''Ode To Billie Joe''.
Bio information courtesy of contributor #47781550
Hoyt Lester Ming Hoyt Lester Ming, 82, of Ackerman, noted for his unique style of fiddle playing, collapsed after competing in the fiddler's convention here Saturday night and died early Sunday morning at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Ackerman with burial in the Enon Cemetery.
Adams-Nowell Funeral Home of Ackerman handled arrangements.
Ming had competed in the 60 and older category of the fiddlers convention which was being held Saturday night at the Attala County Coliseum in conjunction with the Natchez Trace Festival. Friends said he returned to his seat in the stands after his performance and became ill a short time later.
Ming and his group the "Pep Steppers" made several recordings with Victor Records His song, "Indian War Whoop" is in the folk life section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
In 1973 he represented Mississippi at the National Folk Festival in Washington. In 1974 he returned to the folk festival and on Christmas Eve of that year, he played on British television with his son, Hoyt B. Ming.
Ming and his son recorded the song "Rattle Snake Daddy" for the motion picture "Ode to Billy Joe." He had performed at the World's Fair in New Orleans last summer.
The Choctaw County native was a member of the Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His wife, the former Roselle Young, died in 1983.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norma Graham of Fort Walton Beach, Fl., Mrs. Geneva Hunt of Frankfort, Ky.; a son, Hoyt B. Ming of Hattiesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Blanton of Weir and Mrs. Christy Flint of Philadelphia; a brother, Burlon Ming of Memphis; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The Rev. Roy Moore was the officiating minister.
Pallbearers were Roy Dobbs, Perry King, William Arnold, Hilton Patterson, Bobby Black and William McClure.
The Star-Herald
Kosciusko, Mississippi
02 May 1985, Thu • Page 13
************
Hoyt Ming was the founder, leader of, and fiddler in, Hoyt Ming & His Pep Steppers. The Steppers were a Mississippi based country string band consisting of Hoyt, his wife Rozelle, and his brother Troy.
The Pep Steppers first recorded on February 13th 1928 for Victor Records in Memphis TN, after successfully passing an audition with Victor's Ralph Peer in a Tupelo drug store. Their most popular recording, which is still regarded by fiddlers today, was ''Indian War Whoop''. The group, and their recording of Indian War Whoop, were also featured on the Anthology Of American Folk Music.
Though the group retired a few years after the Memphis session, once Hoyt & Rozelle had children, they made short comeback as a result of being sought after during the Folk revival in the 1960's. The group performed at the National Folk Festival in 1973, and were also featured in the 1976 film ''Ode To Billie Joe''.
Bio information courtesy of contributor #47781550
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Ackerman with burial in the Enon Cemetery.
Adams-Nowell Funeral Home of Ackerman handled arrangements.
Ming had competed in the 60 and older category of the fiddlers convention which was being held Saturday night at the Attala County Coliseum in conjunction with the Natchez Trace Festival. Friends said he returned to his seat in the stands after his performance and became ill a short time later.
Ming and his group the "Pep Steppers" made several recordings with Victor Records His song, "Indian War Whoop" is in the folk life section of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
In 1973 he represented Mississippi at the National Folk Festival in Washington. In 1974 he returned to the folk festival and on Christmas Eve of that year, he played on British television with his son, Hoyt B. Ming.
Ming and his son recorded the song "Rattle Snake Daddy" for the motion picture "Ode to Billy Joe." He had performed at the World's Fair in New Orleans last summer.
The Choctaw County native was a member of the Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. His wife, the former Roselle Young, died in 1983.
He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Norma Graham of Fort Walton Beach, Fl., Mrs. Geneva Hunt of Frankfort, Ky.; a son, Hoyt B. Ming of Hattiesburg; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Blanton of Weir and Mrs. Christy Flint of Philadelphia; a brother, Burlon Ming of Memphis; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The Rev. Roy Moore was the officiating minister.
Pallbearers were Roy Dobbs, Perry King, William Arnold, Hilton Patterson, Bobby Black and William McClure.
The Star-Herald
Kosciusko, Mississippi
02 May 1985, Thu • Page 13
************
Hoyt Ming was the founder, leader of, and fiddler in, Hoyt Ming & His Pep Steppers. The Steppers were a Mississippi based country string band consisting of Hoyt, his wife Rozelle, and his brother Troy.
The Pep Steppers first recorded on February 13th 1928 for Victor Records in Memphis TN, after successfully passing an audition with Victor's Ralph Peer in a Tupelo drug store. Their most popular recording, which is still regarded by fiddlers today, was ''Indian War Whoop''. The group, and their recording of Indian War Whoop, were also featured on the Anthology Of American Folk Music.
Though the group retired a few years after the Memphis session, once Hoyt & Rozelle had children, they made short comeback as a result of being sought after during the Folk revival in the 1960's. The group performed at the National Folk Festival in 1973, and were also featured in the 1976 film ''Ode To Billie Joe''.
Bio information courtesy of contributor #47781550
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