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Sam Chatmon

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Sam Chatmon (January 10, 1897 – February 2, 1983) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. [1]

25 relations: Alan Lomax, Arhoolie Records, Ballad, Banjo, Blues, Bo Carter, Bolton, Mississippi, Bonnie Raitt, Charley Patton, Delta blues, Fiddle, Folk music, Hollandale, Mississippi, Mandolin, Mariposa Folk Festival, Mississippi Sheiks, Mount Zion Memorial Fund, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Plantations in the American South, Ragtime, Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Institution, Sound recording and reproduction, Sue Draheim, Walter Vinson.

Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century.

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Arhoolie Records

Arhoolie Records, which is based in El Cerrito, California, United States, is an American small independent record label run by Chris Strachwitz.

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Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music.

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Banjo

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

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Blues

Blues is a music genre and musical form originated by African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century.

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Bo Carter

Armenter Chatmon (June 30, 1893 – September 21, 1964), known as Bo Carter, was an early American blues musician.

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Bolton, Mississippi

Bolton is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States.

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Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist.

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Charley Patton

Charley Patton (died April 28, 1934), also known as Charlie Patton, was an American Delta blues musician.

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Delta blues

Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues music.

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Fiddle

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin.

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Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

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Hollandale, Mississippi

Hollandale is a city in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.

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Mandolin

A mandolin (mandolino; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is usually plucked with a plectrum or "pick".

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Mariposa Folk Festival

Mariposa Folk Festival is a music festival founded in 1961 in Orillia, Ontario.

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Mississippi Sheiks

The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential American guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s.

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Mount Zion Memorial Fund

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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana.

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Plantations in the American South

Plantations were an important aspect of the history of the American South, particularly the antebellum (pre-American Civil War) era.

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Ragtime

Ragtime – also spelled rag-time or rag time – is a musical style that enjoyed its peak popularity between 1895 and 1918.

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival, launched in 1967, is an international exhibition of living cultural heritage presented annually in the summer in Washington, D.C. in the United States.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.

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Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical, mechanical, electronic, or digital inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects.

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Sue Draheim

Sue Draheim (August 17, 1949 – April 11, 2013) was an American fiddler, boasting a more than forty year musical career in the US and the UK.

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Walter Vinson

Walter Vinson (February 2, 1901 – April 22, 1975) was an American Memphis blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Chatmon

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