Tennessee Chocolate Drops has been played on NTS shows including Reimagining Country w/ Jamal Khadar, with Knox County Stomp first played on 4 March 2024.

The Tennessee Chocolate Drops are an early grouping of Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan and Carl Martin. The Tennessee Chocolate Drops were one of the few recorded black string bands, and the three became influential in several genres of music.

Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong (March 4, 1909 – July 30, 2003) was an African American string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and also sang. He was also a notable visual artist and raconteur.

William Howard Taft Armstrong…