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Ray Hicks, who lives near Banner Elk, has been telling stories since childhood. In 1983, the Smithsonian Institution awarded him a grant for keeping the mountain storytelling tradition alive.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 55 Issue 5, Oct 1987, p8-11, il
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Ray Hicks of Watauga County is as impressive physically - standing almost seven feet tall - as he is as a master storyteller. A recipient of many awards, he received a 1992 N.C. Folk Heritage Award for keeping the mountain storytelling tradition alive.
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8240
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Ray Hicks was one of this country's best-loved storytellers and the famous teller of the Appalachian Jack Tales. He grew up in a remote section of the North Carolina mountains in Watauga County, where his family had lived for over two hundred years. Through the generations the family preserved the stories, songs, and folkways of their ancestors, along with stories of Jack and other fantastic happenings. Few of these storytellers ever ventured out from their communities until Ray Hicks came to the forefront as the leader of the storytelling revival that began in the 1970s. By 1985, he was known as the last traditional Jack Tale teller in North Carolina, and the Smithsonian honored him as a National Heritage Fellow.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006, p88-90, 92, 94, il, por Periodical Website
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16252
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Oxford discusses the performance paradigm for storyteller Ray Hicks, a traditional storyteller from Banner Elk, North Carolina.
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23834
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Born in 1922, Ray Hicks was a quintessential mountain man famous for his captivating storytelling, an oral tradition popular in 1800s Appalachia. After his death in 2003, he is remembered for his gift of entertainment.
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27325
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Beech Mountain was the home of Ray Hicks who is considered the patriarch of traditional Southern Appalachian storytelling. Hicks won many awards and is known internationally for his oral storytelling.
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