| LC control no. | n 82013472 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.D547 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Dickens, Hazel, 1925-2011 |
| Biography/History note | Hazel Dickens was an American folk singer |
| Birth date | 1925-06-01 |
| Death date | 2011-04-22 |
| Place of birth | Mercer County (W. Va.) |
| Place of death | Washington (D.C.) |
| Field of activity | Bluegrass music Folk music |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers Lyricists Guitarists Double bassists Bluegrass musicians Folk musicians |
| Found in | Who's that knocking? [Phonodisc] 1965. McCloud, B. Definitive country (Dickens, Hazel; given name: Hazel Jane Dickens; b. June 1, 1935, Mercer Co., W. Va.; singer, songwriter, guitar, bass) New York times WWW site, Apr. 25, 2011 (in obituary published Apr. 22: Hazel Dickens; b. Hazel Jane Dickens, June 1, 1935, Mercer County, W. Va.; d. Friday [Apr. 22, 2011], Washington, aged 75; clarion-voiced advocate for coal miners and working people and a pioneer among women in bluegrass music) Ancestry.com, 1930 census, viewed 2015-06-02: (Hazel Dickens, daughter of Hilary or Hillery Dickens, Mercer Co., WVa, 5 years old in 1930) SSDI, viewed May 10, 2016 (Hazel J. Dickens; b. June 1, 1925; d. Apr. 22, 2011; last residence: Washington, D.C.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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