Record #:

5590

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 44 Issue 1 & 2, 1997, p64-65

Subject(s):

Hicks, Ray, 1922-2003