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Clarence Ashley and Folk music

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Difference between Clarence Ashley and Folk music

Clarence Ashley vs. Folk music

Clarence "Tom" Ashley (September 29, 1895 – June 2, 1967) was an American musician and singer, who played the clawhammer banjo and the guitar. Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival.

Similarities between Clarence Ashley and Folk music

Clarence Ashley and Folk music have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): African Americans, American folk music revival, Appalachia, Appalachian music, Banjo, Doc Watson, Ethnomusicology, Folk music, Great Depression, Jean Ritchie, Jerry Garcia, Library of Congress, Newport Folk Festival, Roy Acuff.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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American folk music revival

The American folk-music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s.

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Appalachia

Appalachia is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia.

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Appalachian music

Appalachian music is the music of the region of Appalachia in the Eastern United States.

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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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Doc Watson

Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson (March 3, 1923 – May 29, 2012) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues, and gospel music.

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Ethnomusicology

Ethnomusicology is the study of music from the cultural and social aspects of the people who make it.

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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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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk music singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player.

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Jerry Garcia

Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work as the lead guitarist and as a vocalist with the band Grateful Dead, which came to prominence during the counterculture era in the 1960s.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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Newport Folk Festival

The Newport Folk Festival is an American annual folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in July 1959 as a counterpart to the previously established Newport Jazz Festival.

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Roy Acuff

Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter.

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Clarence Ashley and Folk music Comparison

Clarence Ashley has 55 relations, while Folk music has 609. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 2.11% = 14 / (55 + 609).

References

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