Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Longtime friends John Dee Holeman and Quentin \"Fris\" Holloway are self-taught bluesmen. Their style, which updates the Durham blues tradition, makes them much in demand. In 1994, they received a N.C. Folk Heritage Award for their contributions to the blues tradition.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1-2, 1997, p91-92, il  (Periodical website)

Subject(s):

Blues musicians--Durham; African American musicians--Durham; Holeman, John Dee, 1929-; Holloway, Quentin (Fris), 1918-2008

Record #:

5784