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Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

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Mountain Born: The Jean Ritchie Story

Sep 26, 1996

0h 58m

★ 0.0

Overview

Chronicles the 50-year career of singer/songwriter Jean Ritchie, from Viper, Kentucky to the New York stage. Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and her family and friends in Eastern Kentucky are among those interviewed. A 1996 KET production.

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

KET

Cast

Jean Ritchie

Jean Ritchie

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

No Image

George Pickow

Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

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