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Born April 28, 1892 • Louisville • Kentucky
Died March 1, 1980 (aged 87) • Kentucky
Subjects Of Study folk music • Appalachian Mountains
John Denver, 1975
John Denver
American singer
Richard Fariña
American folk singer and novelist
Richard Dyer-Bennet
American musician
Ochs, Phil
Phil Ochs
American folksinger and songwriter
Sir Harry Lauder.
Sir Harry Lauder
Scottish entertainer
Ewan MacColl
British musician and author
Jeff Buckley
American musician
Mary Travers
American singer and songwriter
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
American musician
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
American singer-songwriter
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
American singer and songwriter
Pete Seeger
American singer
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
American singer and political activist
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
American singer and songwriter
Bernice Johnson Reagon
American musician and historian
Lead Belly
Lead Belly
American musician
Bird, Andrew
Andrew Bird
American musician
Cassandra Wilson
American musician
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
American singer and songwriter
Nina Simone
Nina Simone
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