Richard Dyer-Bennet
In the 1940s and ''50s, Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) was among the best known and most respected folk singers in America. Paul O. Jenkins tells, for the first time, the story of Dyer-Bennet, often referred to as the "Twentieth-Century Minstrel." Dyer-Bennet''s approach to singing sounded almost foreign to many American listeners. The folk artist followed a musical tradition in danger of dyin...
In the 1940s and ''50s, Richard Dyer-Bennet (1913-1991) was among the best known and most respected folk singers in America. Paul O. Jenkins tells, for the first time, the story of Dyer-Bennet, often referred to as the "Twentieth-Century Minstrel." Dyer-Bennet''s approach to singing sounded almost foreign to many American listeners. The folk artist followed a musical tradition in danger of dyin...
