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Here's a brief tribute to Sam Charters on the Smithsonian Folkways website, including a letter he wrote to Folkways co-founder Marian Distiler upon recording Lightnin' Hopkins: http://www.folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/smithsonian-folkways-remembers-samuel-b-charters-1929-2015 On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:27 AM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/arts/music/samuel-charters-foundational-scholar-of-the-blues-dies-at-85.html?_r=0 > > This guy had an enormous impact on a lot of us here, and on the whole > discipline of what we do. I would be interested in hearing anyone's > observations on his work, or memories of him. > > Dave Lewis > Hamilton, OH > -- Emily Hilliard, M.A. Folklorist // Writer www.emilyehilliard.com www.nothinginthehouse.com // pie blog