Frank Warner (folklorist)
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Francis Moreland Warner (April 5, 1903 ā February 27, 1978) was an American folk song collector, singer, musician, and YMCA executive. He and his wife Anne Warner (born Elizabeth Anne Locher, October 18, 1905 ā April 26, 1991) collected and preserved many previously unpublished traditional song versions from the eastern United States, including "Tom Dooley", "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "The Days of Forty-Nine", and "Gilgarrah Mountain", a New Hampshire version of the song more widely known as "Whiskey in the Jar".
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Birth name | Francis Moreland Warner |
Born | (1903-04-05)April 5, 1903 Selma, Alabama, United States |
Died | February 27, 1978(1978-02-27) (aged 74) Long Island, New York, United States |
Genres | Traditional folk music |
Occupation(s) | Folklorist, song collector, singer |
Instrument(s) | Banjo, ukulele, guitar |
Years active | 1924-1975 |
Labels | Disc, Elektra, Heirloom, Prestige Int., Minstrel |
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