Jean Ritchie, Lyrical Voice of Appalachia, Dies at 92, Kentucky-conceived society music legend Jean Ritchie passed away on Monday (June 1), as indicated by Kentucky news outlet WYMT Mountain News. The Appalachian music pillar was 92 years of age.
Conceived in 1922, Ritchie graduated in school in the '40s and moved to New York City. Furnished with a collection of Appalachian society tunes and a dulcimer (an instrument in the zither family commonly played while situated), Ritchie presented numerous people fans and performers to many dark melodies that would have generally been lost.
While she never made the graph progress of kindred Pentecostals in the '50s society blast, Ritchie remained a steady entertainer and profoundly regarded, genuine specialist of the class.
Hear her out singing the European society fantastic "Barbary Allen" - a tune Bob Dylan would wind up covering when he moved to Greenwich Village - underneath.
Conceived in 1922, Ritchie graduated in school in the '40s and moved to New York City. Furnished with a collection of Appalachian society tunes and a dulcimer (an instrument in the zither family commonly played while situated), Ritchie presented numerous people fans and performers to many dark melodies that would have generally been lost.
While she never made the graph progress of kindred Pentecostals in the '50s society blast, Ritchie remained a steady entertainer and profoundly regarded, genuine specialist of the class.
Hear her out singing the European society fantastic "Barbary Allen" - a tune Bob Dylan would wind up covering when he moved to Greenwich Village - underneath.
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