John C. Campbell

John C. Campbell

male, deceased (1919)
John C. Campbell (born 1867; died 1919) was an American educator and reformer noted for his survey of social conditions in the southern Appalachian...
Dock Boggs

Dock Boggs

male, deceased (1971)
Moran Lee "Dock" Boggs (February 7,1898-February 7, 1971) was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. His style of play, as...
James Still

James Still

male, deceased (2001)
James Still was an Appalachian poet, novelist and folklorist who lived most of his life in a log house along the Dead Mare Branch of Little Carr...
Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant

female, 55 years old
Cynthia Rylant (1954-) is the author of more than 100 children's books in English and Spanish, including works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry....
A. P. Carter

A. P. Carter

male, deceased (1960)
A.P. Carter (December 15, 1891 - November 7, 1960) was an American Country music musician and founding member of the well known Carter Family...
Denise Giardina

Denise Giardina

female, 58 years old
Denise Giardina is an award-winning novelist. Her book "Storming Heaven" was a Discovery Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and received the...
Rick Bragg

Rick Bragg

male, 50 years old
Rick Bragg (born July 26, 1959 in Piedmont, Alabama) won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing in 1996 for his work at "The New York Times". He...

Peter Marshall

male, deceased (1949)
Reverend Dr. Peter Marshall (27 May 1902 - January 26, 1949) twice served as Chaplain of the United States Senate. Born in Coatbridge (North...
Roni Stoneman

Roni Stoneman

female, 71 years old
Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman (born May 5, 1938) is a noted bluegrass banjo player and former member of the "Hee-Haw" gang having played the...
Les Blank

Les Blank

male, 74 years old
Les Blank (b. 1935, Tampa, Florida, United States) is an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional...