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Known to many as the "Mother of Folk into one of the greatest ballad-singing families in Kentucky history. Her father, Balls Ritchie, was known for playing the lap dulcimer. Though he forbade his 14 children to touch it, young Jean secretly picked out a few tunes on the instrument and fell in love with its ethereal tone. After college, Ritchie moved to New York where she found a job as a social worker at the Henry Street Settlement. There, she met folk music collector Alan Lomax as well as musicians like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. She began playing in the burgeoning folk scene and was soon signed to Elektra Records, where she recorded her 1952 debut album "Jean Ritchie Sings." That same year, Ritchie won a Fulbright Scholarship to document traditional songs in Britain and Ireland. She brought her husband, filmmaker George Pickow, with her on the endeavor. Ritchie would spend the next several decades releasing critically acclaimed folk music. She recorded iconic versions of classics like "Amazing Grace," and wrote memorable tunes like the confrontational "Black Waters." Ritchie was awarded the National Endowment For The Arts National Heritage Fellowship in 2008. She passed away on June 1, 2015 at the age of 92.
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