Jean Ritchie
Appearance
Jean Ritchie | |
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![]() Jean Ritchie after a performance on April 26, 2008. | |
Born | |
Died | June 1, 2015 Berea, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 92)
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1948–2015 |
Spouse(s) | George Pickow (1950–2010; his death); 2 children |
Musical career | |
Genres | Folk |
Instruments | Appalachian dulcimer, Vocals |
Labels | Folkways, Elektra, Sire, Greenhays, Flying Fish, Riverside, Tradition, Argo, Collector, June Appal Recordings, Pacific Cascade Records, Warner Brothers |
Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk music singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player. Elektra records signed her and released three albums: Jean Ritchie Sings (1952), Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family (1957) and A Time for Singing (1962). Ritchie was born in Viper, Kentucky.
Ritchie died in Berea, Kentucky, aged 92.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Live 1976 recording of Ritchie performing "Nottamun Town" from the Florida Folklife Collection (made available for public use by the State Archives of Florida)
- Photographs of Jean Ritchie while artist in residence at UC Santa Cruz in 1978, from the UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections[permanent dead link]
- Videos on Woodsongs Archive Archived 2008-03-20 at the Wayback Machine