Forest Alton Daugherty Jr. (July 19, 1930 – March 8, 2023), better known as Junior Daugherty, was an American fiddler, guitar player and songwriter.
Life and career Daugherty was born in Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico on July 19, 1930.
Daugherty was ranked among the top five fiddlers in the United States over a fifteen-year period. He won the New Mexico state fiddling championship eight years, the Southwest Regional Championship, and was inducted into the New Mexico Fiddler's Hall of Fame and the Arizona Fiddler's Hall of Fame. Daugherty performed around the world at cowboy poetry events and at Carnegie Hall.http://nymag.com/, December, 1984, page 120
Daugherty married Verla Clay in 1950 and had three daughters, Penny, Voni, and Tammi — all musicians. He later lived in Colorado. He still participated in music events in later life, including the 2018 Festival of American Fiddle Tunes2018 Fiddles on The Fourth at Fort Worden. Centrum: Creativity in Community. June 28, 2018. and 2021 Western & Swing Weekend Online.Western & Swing Weekend Online 2021. Ashokan Center.
Junior Daugherty died on March 8, 2023, at the age of 92.
Recordings Honkytonkin A Labor of Love - Junior Daugherty and his Circle of Friends Lights of Pinon Back Stage with Junior Daugherty Fun Fiddlin Just Waltzin Just Fiddling’ - Vol 2 Just Fiddling’ - Vol I
References
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External links
Too Pretty for Words Dixie Doughboys with Junior Daugherty and Sean Blackburn YouTube -- Junior Daugherty