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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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Arlie Watson, Arnold Watson, Ora Payne (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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Arlie Watson, Arnold Watson, Ora Isaacs Watson, Paul Greer, Stanley Hicks, and Willard Watson perform at Jack Guy's store, 1970. Stanley Hicks and Willard Watson buck dance.Notes on original reel box: “This recording special for: Jack Guy / Recorded…

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Arlie Watson, Arnold Watson, Ora Isaacs Watson, Paul Greer, and Stanley Hicks perform at Jack Guy's store, 1970.; Willard Watson buck dances. Introduction by Jack Guy and Arlie Watson.Notes on original reel box: “This recording special for: Jack Guy…

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Aunt Bertha Robinson was born in Jackson County, Alabama, near the community of Lem Rock, in 1904; the family moved to nearby New Market when she was seven or eight years old. She picked up and adapted her distinctive two-finger picking style from a…

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Big Freada Wallace, a mainstay of the Birmingham nightclub scene, at the piano with Birmingham Mayor George Seibels, City Hall Christmas party, December 1974.

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Bassist Cleveland "Cleve" Eaton in Chicago, 1974.

Born in Fairfield, Alabama, Cleve Eaton (1934-2020) moved to Chicago in 1960, becoming an active figure in the city's jazz scene. In 1964 he joined the Ramsey Lewis Trio, performing for ten years…

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

Courtesy George Johnson.

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