Jean Ritchie American folk singer
Jean Ritchie is a 92 years old American folk singer from Viper. Jean Ritchie was born on December 08, 1922 (died on June 01, 2015, she was 92 years old) in Viper.
About
No, she died on 06/01/2015, 8 years ago. She was 92 years old when she died. She died in Berea
Family
Husbands
Jean Ritchie had two marriages.
George Pickow, American photographer
She married with George Pickow (88), in 1950. Jean Ritchie was 27 and George Pickow was 27 years old. After 60 years, in 2010 George passed away.
Francis William Drummond
Ritchie married with Francis William Drummond on Wednesday, September 4th, 1946. Jean Ritchie was 23 and Francis William Drummond was 52 years old. Married for 77 years, 7 months.
Works
Jean Ritchie Albums (36)
There are 36 albums of Jean Ritchie.
Her last album Top 67 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Ritchie released 2 years 8 months ago. When Top 67 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Ritchie released, she was 98 years old. This album contains 67 tracks
Her first album Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family released 72 years ago, she was 29 years old when this album released. There were 16 songs in this album.
Top 67 Classics - The Very Best of Jean Ritchie
False Sir John
Old Bangum
Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City
View all Jean Ritchie albums.
Popular Jean Ritchie Songs
- Black Is The Color (Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family, released 72 years ago)
- Jubilee (Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family, released 72 years ago)
- Barbry Ellen (Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways, released 21 years ago)
- The L And N Don't Stop Here Anymore - Remastered (Mountain Hearth & Home, released 20 years ago)
- O Johnny's On The Water (Mountain Hearth & Home, released 20 years ago)
- One I Love - Remastered (Mountain Hearth & Home, released 20 years ago)
- Let The Sun Shine Down On Me - Remastered (Mountain Hearth & Home, released 20 years ago)
- A Short Life Of Trouble (Singing The Traditional Songs Of Her Kentucky Mountain Family, released 72 years ago)
- Nottamun Town (Mountain Hearth & Home, released 20 years ago)
- The House Carpenter (Jean Ritchie: Ballads from her Appalachian Family Tradition, released 20 years ago)
Awards (2)
Awarded Kentucky Women Remembered , awarded Fulbright Program ,
Education
She graduated from University Of Kentucky
What was Jean's zodiac sign?Jean Ritchie zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Jean Ritchie
| Spouse | George Pickow |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Berea |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Record | Elektra |
| Place of birth | Viper |
| Date of death | 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z |
| Field of work | Musical Composition |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Genre | Contemporary Folk Music |
| Given name | Jean |
| Manner of death | T1664484710 |
| Europeana Entity | Agent/base/154482 |
