Jerry Douglas

Jerry Douglas

male, 53 years old
2007 Musician of the Year, 2007 CMA Winner, del mccoury band, National Endowment for the Arts, Peter Rowan, NationalHeritageFellowship…National Heritage Fellowship winner
Jerry Douglas is an American Dobro player. He is often referred to as "flux" by his peers, a nickname given to him as a result of his ability to...
Michael Doucet

Michael Doucet

male, 58 years old
guitar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette faculty, Creole music, Grammy, Western swing, From Lafayette, Louisiana…National Endowment for the Arts, NationalHeritageFellowship, National Heritage Fellowship winner
Michael Doucet (b. 1951) is a Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter who founded the Cajun band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana. In 2005 Doucet...
Esther Martinez

Esther Martinez

female, deceased (2006)
American road accident victim, linguistics, From New Mexico, american indian, new testament, Tewa…National Heritage Fellowship winner, National Endowment for the Arts, NationalHeritageFellowship
Esther Martinez (1912 - September 16, 2006) was a linguist and storyteller for the Tewa people of the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico....
Dewey Balfa

Dewey Balfa

male, deceased (1992)
southern comfort, Christine Balfa, Balfa Toujours, fiddler, American, newport folk festival…National Heritage Fellowship winner, NationalHeritageFellowship, National Endowment for the Arts
Dewey Balfa was a Cajun fiddler who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. Balfa was born in Mamou, Louisiana. He is perhaps...
Kevin Burke

Kevin Burke

male, 59 years old
From London, Irish, Patrick Street, County Sligo, NationalHeritageFellowship, National Endowment for the Arts…National Heritage Fellowship winner
Open House is an acoustic world music phenomenon. Drawing strength from the diversity of its musicians, the group takes full advantage of its...
Mick Moloney

Mick Moloney

male
Folk musician, University of Pennsylvania, County Limerick, Music of Ireland, NationalHeritageFellowship, Celtic music in the United States…National Heritage Fellowship winner
Mick Moloney is a traditional Irish musician and scholar. Born in County Limerick, he was an important figure on the Dublin folk-song revival in...
Tommy Jarrell

Tommy Jarrell

male, deceased (1985)
Round Peak, motor grader, North Carolina Highway System, North Carolina Highway Department, Grader, National Endowment for the Arts…NationalHeritageFellowship, National Heritage Fellowship winner
Tommy Jarrell (born Thomas Jefferson Jarrell, Surry County, North Carolina, March 1, 1901, United States; d. January 28, 1985, United States) was...
Sunnyland Slim

Sunnyland Slim

male, deceased (1995)
From Memphis, Tennessee, Chicago Blues Festival, Blues musician, National Heritage Fellowship winner, Blues pianist, From Memphis…NationalHeritageFellowship
Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew, was a blues pianist born on a farm near Vance, Mississippi. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1925, where he...

Henry Townsend

male, deceased (2006)
musician, African American, guitarist, singer, Blues guitarist, Blues musician…National Heritage Fellowship winner, NationalHeritageFellowship
Henry 'Mule' Townsend (born October 27, 1909 in Shelby, Mississippi, died September 25, 2006 in Mequon, Wisconsin) was an American blues singer,...
Melvin Wine

Melvin Wine

male, deceased (2003)
from West Virginia, Old-time musician, National Heritage Fellowship winner, fiddler, American, National Endowment for the Arts…NationalHeritageFellowship
Melvin Wine (1909-2003) was an American old-time fiddler from the state of West Virginia. He lived in Copen, in Braxton County, West Virginia. Wine...