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27641
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The Bull Durham Blues Festival is looking for ways to remain relevant and attract festival goers. Executive director Angela Lee is looking to do that by reenergizing the talent, putting forth a diverse lineup, including international artists, and by including North Carolina and Durham artists. Lee is also looking for corporate sponsors to keep ticket prices down for the 26-year-old festival.
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4845
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Recounting the lives of two of Durham's most famous bluesmen, Blind Gary Davis and Blind Boy Fuller, Jones describes the emergence of Durham as one of the nation's blues capitals.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 17 Issue 36, Sept 2000, p22-23, 25, 27, 29, il, por 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.
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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.