She died at home, in Berea. John Cheves
pens an obit that puts the New York Times' piece in the shade.
Her songs were recorded by Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton and sung in the
rain by Knott County women standing, arms linked, to stop bulldozers at
muddy strip mines.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/02/3881155/jean-ritchie-who-introduced-mountain.html?sp=/99/164/#storylink=cpy
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