Name Richard Dyer-Bennet | Role Singer | |
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Albums Richard Dyer-Bennet #1, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Vol. 3 Similar People Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Moses Asch, Ralph Rinzler, Oscar Brand, Tom Glazer | ||
Richard dyer bennet sings o w i songs part ii
Richard Dyer-Bennet (October 6, 1913 in Leicester, England – December 14, 1991 in Monterey, Massachusetts) was an English-born American folk singer (or his own preferred term, "minstrel"), recording artist, and voice teacher.
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- Richard dyer bennet sings o w i songs part ii
- Richard dyer bennet sings o w i songs part i
- Biography
- Legacy
- Discography
- Videography
- References
Richard dyer bennet sings o w i songs part i
Biography
He was born on October 6, 1913 in Leicester, England.
Dyer-Bennet studied voice with Gertrude Wheeler Beckman and Sven Scholander.
He had a stroke in 1972 paralyzing his left side and he stopped giving concerts.
He died on December 14, 1991 at his home in Monterey, Massachusetts.
Legacy
During his peak performance years, he gave 50 concerts a year. He recorded extensively for many labels, and eventually founded his own, Dyer-Bennet Records, and recorded in his own living room. The albums he recorded on his own label have been re-released on CD by Smithsonian Folkways. The CD Richard Dyer-Bennet 1 includes a biographical essay written by Dyer-Bennet's daughter, Bonnie, which highlights his progressive politics and his battle with a debilitating stroke in later life (he taught himself to play harp one-handed so that he could continue to perform and teach). A biography - Richard Dyer-Bennet: The Last Minstrel - by Paul O Jenkins was published in December 2009 by the University Press of Mississippi. The book chronicles Dyer-Bennet's eventful life and includes a foreword by his daughter.