Frank Proffitt
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Frank Proffitt was an American Appalachian folk musician and ballad singer known for preserving and popularizing traditional songs such as "Tom Dooley."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballad singer
ⓘ
banjo player ⓘ folk musician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activity |
oral tradition preservation
ⓘ
song collecting ⓘ |
| artisticApproach | traditional, non-commercial performance style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina folk tradition ⓘ |
| basedIn | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedBy | Frank Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Appalachian oral tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Appalachian American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Proffitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | traditional music preservation ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
ⓘ
Appalachian folk music ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | documentation of Appalachian ballads ⓘ |
| hasPartInRepertoire |
"Tom Dooley"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Appalachian ballads ⓘ |
| influenced | The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
ⓘ
dulcimer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing the song "Tom Dooley"
ⓘ
preserving traditional Appalachian ballads ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| medium |
field recordings
ⓘ
live performance ⓘ |
| movement | American folk music revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frank Proffitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
home-made banjos and dulcimers
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rural, unaccompanied ballad style ⓘ |
| notableWork | traditional version of "Tom Dooley" ⓘ |
| occupation |
instrument maker
ⓘ
musician ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century American folk musicians ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf | folk song variants used by later performers ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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