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Eric Von Schmidt (Folk Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
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February 2, 2007 (75 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on May 28
Born in 1931
Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Gemini named Eric
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First name Eric
Eric Von Schmidt was an American singer and guitarist, songwriter, painter and illustrator, and Grammy Award recipient. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading Cambridge specialist in country blues at the time, thus the Cambridge counterpart of Greenwich Village's Dave Van Ronk. Von Schmidt co-authored with Jim Rooney Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years.
BornMay 28, 1931, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
DiedFebruary 2, 2007 (age 75), Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
GenresFolk, Blues
Occupation(s)Singer-Songwriter, Painter
InstrumentsGuitar, Vocals
LabelsFolkways, Folklore, Prestige, Transatlantic, Smash, Poppy, Philo, Gazell, Tomato
Associated actsRolf Cahn, Richard Fariña, Geoff Muldaur, Tom Rush

About Eric Von Schmidt

Folk Singer Eric Von Schmidt was born on May 28, 1931 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States (He dies at the age of 75, on February 2, 2007).

Known for being a part of the 1960s folk/blues revival.

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Eric Von Schmidt before becoming famous

Eric Von Schmidt was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1931 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).

On a Fulbright scholarship, he studied art in Florence.

Achievement of Eric Von Schmidt

In 1997, he won a Grammy Award for his work on the Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 compilation album.

Eric Von Schmidt's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Harold Von Schmidt, his father, was a painter who made illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post.

Eric Von Schmidt Collabed with

He, like Folk Singer Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, was a part of the East Coast folk music scene.

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Eric Von Schmidt Income & Net worth

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