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Poster: Johnson Brothers String Band
Poster advertisement for the Johnson Brothers String Band, circa 1950s.
Courtesy George Johnson.
Courtesy George Johnson.
Advertisement for Fess Whately's Saxo-Society Orchestra
Advertisement for Fess Whately's Saxo-Society Orchestra of Industrial High School, circa 1930: "A Neat Appearing Group of Men that Will Grace Any Function."
"Beech Mountain To Hold Annual Storytelling Festival" (1990)
"Beech Mountain To Hold Annual Storytelling Festival,"Asheville Times, June 22, 1990.
"Man Of Mountains, Music And Tales: Stanley Hicks, N. C. Folk Artist And Instrument Maker, Dies At Age 78" (1989)
Rob Urban, "Man Of Mountains, Music And Tales: Stanley Hicks, N. C. Folk Artist And Instrument Maker, Dies At Age 78,"Charlotte Observer, November 9, 1989.
"Old ways endure along Blue Ridge Parkway"
"Old ways endure along Blue Ridge Parkway,"Raleigh News and Observer, August 11, 1985.
"Making good banjos and telling tall tales: Slow 'n' easy does it" (1983)
Beverly Mills, "Making good banjos and telling tall tales: Slow 'n' easy does it," Raleigh News and Observer, October 16, 1983.
"Hand-crafted banjos are a labor of love" (1983)
Jerry Bledsoe, "Hand-crafted banjos are a labor of love,"Greensboro Daily News, November 13, 1983.
"'Money ain't no good': Banjos, dulcimers bring cash, but music is mountain man's currency" (1980)
"'Money ain't no good': Banjos, dulcimers bring cash, but music is mountain man's currency,"Charlotte News, March 13, 1980.
"He Makes Music And Sets 'Em Spinning" (1979)
Dot Jackson, "He Makes Music And Sets 'Em Spinning,"Charlotte Observer, July 18, 1979.
"Dulcimers Are His First Love" (1976)
"Dulcimers Are His First Love,"Winston-Salem Journal, February 21, 1976.
"A Far-Away Look In His Eye: No Question About It; Stanley Hicks Is A Mountain Man" (1971)
W. K. Lee, Jr., "A Far-Away Look In His Eye: No Question About It; Stanley Hicks Is A Mountain Man,"Greensboro Daily News, June 13, 1971.
"Mountain Entertainers" (1965)
Photo and caption: "Mountain Entertainers,"Greensboro Daily News, July 18, 1965.
"Village Of Yesteryear Big Hit With Young, Old At State Fair" (1965)
"Village Of Yesteryear Big Hit With Young, Old At State Fair,"Durham Morning Herald Sun, October 10, 1965.
"Pick One" (1963)
Photo and caption: "Pick One: Edd L. Presnell of Banner Elk plays a banjo he made."Charlotte Observer, July 21, 1963.