Tolbert “Pete” Stinnett

Oregon, Missouri

Clyde Durst’s Tune

Players: Cyril Stinnett, fiddle; Jake Hughes, guitar; Lena Hughes, banjo

From the home recordings of Dwight Lamb. Clyde Durst was a fiddler Dwight knew while growing up in northwest Iowa.

Dubuque’s Hornpipe

Players: Cyril Stinnett, fiddle; Lena Hughes, banjo

From the County CD “Three Fiddlers From the Show-Me State.”

Lantern in the Ditch

Players: Cyril Stinnett, fiddle; Lena Hughes, banjo

From the County CD “Three Fiddlers From the Show-Me State.”

St. Anne’s Reel

Players: Cyril Stinnett, fiddle; Lena Hughes, banjo

From the County CD “Three Fiddlers From the Show-Me State.”

Turkey in the Straw

Players: Cyril Stinnett, fiddle

From the LP “Salty River Reel” (1960s).

Tolbert “Pete” Stinnett, nephew of Cyril Stinnett, played backup guitar for his uncle for many years and provided guitar for numerous recordings of Cyril. He is in many ways a gold-standard for Missouri Valley style backup, crisp and competent in many keys and on many types of tune.