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5784
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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.
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16780
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Bull City Soul Revival is a multimedia installation part of a larger exhibit called Soul Souvenirs: Durham's Musical Memories from the 1960s and 1970s. Located in Durham's St. Joseph's Hayti Heritage Center, the exhibit delves into a neglected musical history of Durham's black community in the mid-20th-century. The exhibit displays many artifacts from the era including: showbills, newspapers, records, and various memorabilia from some of the estimated 75 Durham-based bands.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 29 Issue 19, May 2012, p33, il Periodical Website
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5567
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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.