Ralph Rinzler

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Ralph Rinzler (July 20, 1934 – July 2, 1994)[1] was an American mandolin player, folksinger, and the co-founder of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall every summer in Washington, D.C., where he worked as a curator for American art, music, and folk culture at the Smithsonian.[1] This festival was from the beginning and continues to be a major event for musicians, artistans, and craftsman from a broad variety of American culture, including African American, Native American, Appalachian, Southern, Western and other groups in the United States.[2]

He was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

Biography

Ralph Rinzler grew up in

Grammy for his work as a producer.[6]

At the same time Rinzler was also a diligent

folklorist, who helped bring new artists into Folk Revival scene, such as Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Hazel Dickens
, and others. He got a job at the Smithsonian where he became an influential curator, producer, promoter, champion, writer, and advocate of important and beautiful American folk music from all cultures.

Rinzler's prominent role in the Festival and at the Center for Folklife Programs prompted the Smithsonian Institution to name the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections in his honor in 1998.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ralph C. Rinzler, 59, Smithsonian Official And Folk-Life Expert", The New York Times, July 8, 1994
  2. ^ "Ralph Rinzler Collection". www.folklife.si.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ^ "The Music That Matters Part One: Bill Monroe and Ralph Rinzler". PopMatters. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  4. ISBN 9780316803816
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  5. ^ "Fellow Folks: The Greenbriar Boys". Bobdylanroots.com. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  6. ^ "Awards - Folk Alliance International". www.folk.org. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

External links

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