Harry Everett Smith
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Harry Everett Smith (born 29 May 1923, Portland) was an American polymath, experimental filmmaker, and music researcher. He gained recognition for compiling the Anthology of American Folk Music (1952), a six-LP collection of commercial 78 rpm recordings from 1927 to 1932. This release became a catalyst for the American folk music revival. Smith established a reputation in the avant-garde film scene for his cutout animations, most notably Heaven and Earth Magic (1962). His production credits include the 1965 debut The Village Fugs and Allen Ginsbergâs First Blues: Rags, Ballads and Harmonium Songs (1981). Smith spent his final years as a "shaman-in-residence" at the Naropa Institute. In 1991, he received the Grammy Chairmanâs Merit Award for his contributions to American music. The 1997 reissue of his anthology received two Grammy Awards. He died on 27 November 1991 in New York City.
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