Sam Hinton

Sam Hinton dies at 92; folk songwriter and singer

 

Hinton

was one of the founders of the folk-song movement that began in the

1930s. A onetime San Diego area resident, he also wrote two books on

the sea and seashore animals.

 

Sam was also a SO! board member for about 6 years in the late 1980s

and one of the truest friends that folk music ever had. A true font

of musical knowledge and an absolutely BRILLIANT performer (as anyone

who ever say him knows). Along with being a terrific songster, he was

one of the best harmonica players ever ... and was known for being

able to make music with just about anything you could blow into or

over: from a garden hose to a blade of grass. (He was also the

calligrapher for all the song titles in the early editions of Rise Up

Singing ... and a fantastic resource for background and history for

dozens of songs we shared in the magazine over the years.) I'm sorry

I didn't send a posting to the list earlier, but I *did* add a nice

YouTube interview I found to the Sing Out! home page.

 

RIP, Sam ... I'm proud and grateful to have known you!

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Mark D. Moss / Sing Out!