T I M E L I N E
1922 Jean Ritchie born in Viper, KY
1946 graduated from University of Kentucky, moved to New York City
1948 first formal concert: Little Greenwich Mews Theatre
1950 married George Pickow
1952 first solo recording: Jean Ritchie Sings Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family
1952 Fulbright award to study folk music in the British Isles
1955 first publication of Singing Family of the Cumberlands
1977 album None But One wins Rolling Stone Critics’ Award
1996 recording: Mountain Born
Text compiled by Karen L. Carter-Schwendler. Photo courtesy Ritchie family.
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