Norman Blake

Blake (b. 1938) ranks as one of the major bluegrass guitarists of the 1970s. Proficient with a variety of instruments, he played as a sideman to June Carter, Bob Dylan, and other artists.

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Object Details

Associated Name

Blake, Norman

maker

Horenstein, Henry

Description

Norman Blake (b. 1938) ranks as one of the major bluegrass guitarists of the 1970s. Proficient with a variety of instruments, he played as a sideman to June Carter, Bob Dylan, and other artists. He played with Joan Baez in the recording of her hit, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Horenstein, Henry

negative

1974

print

2003

ID Number

2003.0169.100

accession number

2003.0169

catalog number

2003.0169.100

Object Name

photograph

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 8 in x 10 in; 20.32 cm x 25.4 cm

place made

United States: Tennessee, Nashville

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-5689-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1271270