Jean Ritchie, Inspiration To Bob Dylan, Dies At 92

Folk music legend Jean Ritchie, one of Bob Dylan’s biggest musical inspirations, has passed away at the age of 92. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ritchie passed away June 1 at the age of 92, surrounded by family at her home in Berea, Kentucky, where she moved after enduring a stroke in 2009.More »

By on June 5, 2015

Folk music legend Jean Ritchie, one of Bob Dylan’s biggest musical inspirations, has passed away at the age of 92. The Wall Street Journal reports that Ritchie passed away June 1 at the age of 92, surrounded by family at her home in Berea, Kentucky, where she moved after enduring a stroke in 2009. Dylan once told Rolling Stone that he first discovered Ritchie’s music when he first moved to New York City. She signed her first recording contract with Elektra, where she released a trio of albums, 1952’s Jean Ritchie Sings, 1957’s Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family and 1962’s A Time for Singing. In 2002, her contributions to music were honored with the prestigious National Endowment For The Arts National Heritage Fellowship. Ritchie was widely known as the “Mother Of Folk.” Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «