Stanley Hicks

Stanley Hicks (1911–1989) was a nationally recognized American historic folk artist from Watauga County, North Carolina. Hicks was renowned for his musical instrument building - particularly banjos and dulcimers - his woodwork, work as a musician, dancer and story teller.[1][2][3][4]

Hicks has been recognized as a "National Historic Artist" by the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, US National Park Service.[5]

In the early 1980s Stanley Hicks was filmed by UNC-TV for the "Music From The Hills" Episode of the "Folkways" series.[6] The original camera tapes from these interviews have been digitized and are being preserved by UNC-TV.

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Betty N. Jane Hicks Gentry: A Singer Among Singers, p. 57 (1998)
  2. ↑ THE STORYTELLER AS CRAFTSMAN: STANLEY HICKS TELLING "JACK AND THE BULL." North Carolina Folklore Journal 1989 36(2): 73-120
  3. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HxwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xCQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6371,5378870&dq=stanley-hicks+dulcimer&hl=en
  4. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ifsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2sgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1227,2998738&dq=
  5. ↑ http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/traditional-artist-directory/stanley-hicks
  6. ↑ http://www.unctv.org/folkways/musicfthills/shicks.html