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Bascom Lamar Lunsford

Mars Hill, North Carolina
· 1882 - 1973
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Bascom Lamar Lunsford, known as the "Minstrel of Appalachia," was a folklorist, collector, and performer who pioneered and promoted American folk festivals and was born here.
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