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The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists. Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke , and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957 [ 1 ] (the original location at 333 west North Avenue has ...
Winfred "Win" J. Stracke (February 20, 1908 – June 29, 1991) was an American folk musician and co-founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois.Stracke was a Chicago fixture in music, theater, and television in the 1940s and was known for his booming bass voice.
People in this category are musicians who are connected to the Old Town School of Folk Music of Chicago as past or current teachers and artists, they need not live in Chicago currently. For more information, see Folk Music .
Frank Hamilton (born August 3, 1934) is an American folk musician, collector of folk songs, and educator. He co-founded the Old Town School of Folk Music [1] in Chicago, Illinois in 1957.
Jazz band Magic Carpet performs at Square Roots 2012.. Like the Folk and Roots Festival, Square Roots has also hosted performances from a variety of music traditions. In its first year in 2012, Square Roots hosted the country group Waco Brothers, Malian blues singer Sidi Touré, funk band Kong Fuzi, and Colorado folk quintet Elephant Revival, among others.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Old Town became the center of Chicago folk music, which was experiencing a revival at the time. In 1957, the Old Town School of Folk Music opened at 333 West North Avenue and stayed at that address until 1968, when the school moved to 909 West Armitage Avenue. [28]
Fleming Brown (March 1, 1926 – 1984), born in Marshall, Missouri, United States, was an American banjo player and one of the early teachers at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. As an artist, Brown specialized in traditional songs of the Southern Appalachians.
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