Derroll Adams (November 27, 1925 – February 6, 2000) was an American folk musician.

Biography

He was born Derroll Lewis Thompson in Portland, Oregon, United States. Aged 16 at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, he volunteered in the Army (Fort Stevens), but was discharged when his true age of 16 was discovered. Later, he was drafted into the Coast Guard.