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Arlie Watson, Arnold Watson, Ora Isaacs Watson, Paul Greer, and Stanley Hicks perform at Jack Guy's store, 1970.Notes on original reel box: “This recording special for: Jack Guy / Recorded at Guy's Folk Toys and Home Industries 7 August 1970 ...…

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Paul Phillips, "Folk Toys Continue To Intrigue Young, Old Alike In Mountains,"Durham Sun, June 2, 1970.Paul Phillips, "Gee Haw Whimmy Diddle,"Durham Morning Herald Sun, July 19, 1970.

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Photos and captions: "Fiddle and Clog" / "Mr. Bascom,"Asheville Citizen-Times, August 1, 1971.

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Don Causey, "Toying Around In the Mountains" and "A 'Gee-Haw' What?--A Folk Toy Glossary,"Raleigh News and Observer, October 22, 1972.

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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.

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"Dulcimers Are His First Love,"Winston-Salem Journal, February 21, 1976.

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Dot Jackson, "He Makes Music And Sets 'Em Spinning,"Charlotte Observer, July 18, 1979.

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Claudia Howe, "Whimmydiddle, Other Folk Toys Bring Income To Avery Families,"Charlotte Observer, February 24, 1971.

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" Johnson composition, "Melody of Memories," 1974.

Courtesy George Johnson.

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Original sheet music for E. D. "Ras" and Ella Johnson composition, "Our Baby," dedicated to their niece Elizabeth, 1970.

"Elizabeth you are now three months old and we are trying to tell you how much we love you with this little song. 'OUR BABY.'…

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DLH : Kenny Baker Transcript.pdf
Interview with Kenny Baker (1926-2011), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, July 29, 2004. One of bluegrass music’s most revered and influential fiddlers, Baker is best known for his long-running career with Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys.A complete print…

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Souvenir program for the 17th Annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers' Convention, Athens, Alabama, October 5-6, 1973. Includes a schedule of events, a brief history of the convention, contest rules, a list of past champion fiddlers, photos (of J.…

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