Record #:

5567

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Rags, reels, and spirituals heard at home and in the community were foundations of Thomas Burt's career as a blues musician in Durham from the 1920s through the 1980s. In 1989, he received a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p9-10

Subject(s):

Blues musicians--Durham; African American musicians--Durham; Burt, Thomas, 1900-1987