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Hazel Dickens (1935–2011)

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Winner of a 2001 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) National Heritage Fellowship Award. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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2000 Songcatcher (performer: "Conversation with Death")
 
1995 The Journey of August King (writer: "Pretty Bird" / performer: "Pretty Bird")
 
1983 Beats of the Heart: Chase the Devil - Religious Music of the Appalachian Mountains (TV documentary) (writer: "Clay County Miner" / performer: "Mother Hold Up My Dying Head", "Clay County Miner")
 
1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (documentary) (writer: "Mannington", "Black Lung", "Cold Blooded Murder", "They Can Never Keep Us Down" / performer: "Black Lung", "Cold Blooded Murder", "They Can Never Keep Us Down")
 
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2000 Songcatcher
Singer at Barn Dance
 
1987 Matewan
Singer
 
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1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) She and Alice Gerrard recorded the album, "Who's That Knocking for Folkways." They recorded three more albums together. See more »

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Personal Quote:

On her song, "Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Here There:" I can remember the first time I sang 'Don't Put Her Down, You Helped Put Here There.' I was at a party standing in the middle of all these men. It was here in Washington. Bob Siggins was playing banjo, and when I got done, everybody just looked at each other... See more »

Trivia:

Winner of a 2001 NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) National Heritage Fellowship Award. See more »

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