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Gravestone saying "Emmer Duesberry" Dusenbury Grave
white man in suit and hat seated on tree stump playing fiddle, photo labeled "The Arkansas Fiddler" Fiddle Player
Old white woman with glasses holding a tiny fiddle next to white woman in glasses and blue shirt Violet Hensley with "Homecoming" Fiddle
White musicians performing on stage with old white woman on screen behind them Violet Hensley at the Grand Ole Opry
African-American man wearing black hat and playing electric guitar on stage with drums behind him and speaker in foreground John Lee Hooker
Musicians performing on large wooden stage to large crowd Mason Proffit
Crowd as seen from behind looking toward a stage with a white sheet-like covering Ozark Mountain Folk Fair
Large crowd sitting close together with tents and tree trunks Ozark Mountain Folk Fair Audience
Group of older white women standing in a row holding sheet music in dresses and heels with bows in their hair Rackensack Folklore Society
Group of white musicians with their instruments on outdoor stage Rackensack Members
"Sultana," Performed by Harmony
Young white man sitting with guitar amid group of other white men outdoors Eugene Talburt
African American man in sombrero Elton and Betty White
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