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'''Clyde Thomas Davenport''' (October 21, 1921 – February 16, 2020) was an American [[Old-time music|old-time]] [[fiddle]]r and [[banjo]] player from [[Monticello, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clyde Davenport |author=Jeff Titon |url=http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/davenport/CLYDE_DAVENPORT.html|date= November 1991|work= |publisher= Brown University|accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Notes: Clyde Davenport |author=Jeff Titon |url=http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/davenport.htm|date= June 5, 2008|work= |publisher= Field Recorders' Collective|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512150723/http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/davenport.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref>
'''Clyde Thomas Davenport''' (October 21, 1921 – February 16, 2020) was an American [[Old-time music|old-time]] [[fiddle]]r and [[banjo]] player from [[Monticello, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clyde Davenport |author=Jeff Titon |url=http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/davenport/CLYDE_DAVENPORT.html|date= November 1991|work= |publisher= Brown University|accessdate=March 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Notes: Clyde Davenport |author=Jeff Titon |url=http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/davenport.htm|date= June 5, 2008|work= |publisher= Field Recorders' Collective|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512150723/http://www.fieldrecorder.com/docs/notes/davenport.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref>


Davenport was a recipient of a 1992 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1992|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1992 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=23 November 2017}}</ref> He died in February 2020 at the age of 98.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hickeyandson.com/obituary/clyde-davenport?lud=FFF93D2D422B87A1EC6900754F5BC7EC|title=Obituary for Clyde Thomas Davenport at Hickey Funeral Home|website=Hickeyandson.com|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
Davenport was a recipient of a 1992 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1992|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1992 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=December 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629085045/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1992 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He died in February 2020 at the age of 98.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hickeyandson.com/obituary/clyde-davenport?lud=FFF93D2D422B87A1EC6900754F5BC7EC|title=Obituary for Clyde Thomas Davenport at Hickey Funeral Home|website=Hickeyandson.com|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Clyde Davenport
Birth nameClyde Thomas Davenport
Born(1921-10-21)October 21, 1921
Mt. Pisgah, Kentucky[1]
OriginMonticello, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedFebruary 16, 2020(2020-02-16) (aged 98)
Monticello, Kentucky, U.S.
GenresOld-time
OccupationInstrumentalist
Instrument(s)Fiddle, banjo

Clyde Thomas Davenport (October 21, 1921 – February 16, 2020) was an American old-time fiddler and banjo player from Monticello, Kentucky.[2][3]

Davenport was a recipient of a 1992 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[4] He died in February 2020 at the age of 98.[5]

References

  1. ^ Govenar, Alan (2001). "Clyde Davenport: Anglo-American Appalachian Fiddler". Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary. Vol. vol. 1 (A-J). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio. pp. 152–154. ISBN 1576072401. OCLC 47644303. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  2. ^ Jeff Titon (November 1991). "Clyde Davenport". Brown University. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Jeff Titon (June 5, 2008). "Notes: Clyde Davenport". Field Recorders' Collective. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1992". Arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Obituary for Clyde Thomas Davenport at Hickey Funeral Home". Hickeyandson.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.


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