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Grammy winner and folklorist Bill Ferris documents lives well-lived

Related Topics: Folklore, Document, Grammy Award

William Ferris has put out countless books, films and articles over the past five decades, all of them widely acclaimed. But every item on his resume moved down a notch earlier this month, when he won a Grammy Award. The honor came for his career-spanning 2018 box set, “Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris.” (Durham Herald-Sun)

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