Special Events
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content: The tenth annual Ralph Rinzler Memorial Concert, Gospel Traditions from Maryland and Virginia, honored Roland Freeman, a long-time collaborator of Ralph and the Festival. A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Freeman began his career as a freelance photographer in the 1960s, photographing the Civil Rights Movement. He was a research associate for the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage since 1972. A major emphasis of his work was a study of black culture that uses the camera as a tool to research, document, and interpret the continuity of traditional African American folklife practices. He was the founder and president of The Group for Cultural Documentation in Washington, D.C. The Rinzler Concert featured sacred music traditions: The Christianaires (Baltimore, Maryland), Gospel Supreme (Baltimore, Maryland), The Paschall Brothers (Norfolk, Virginia) and The Zionaires (Princess Anne, Maryland).

Other special evening events featured participants from the Haitian and Latino programs and the resulting documentation is found with the respective program.
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content: RALPH RINZLER MEMORIAL CONCERT IN HONOR OF ROLAND FREEMAN

Gospel Traditions from Maryland and Virginia

The Christianaires  -- The ChristianairesThomas Bennett, Baltimore, MarylandEddie Blick, Baltimore, MarylandRoy Colvin, 1943-, Baltimore, MarylandRoy Covin, Baltimore, MarylandJesse Johnson, 1958-, Baltimore, MarylandArthur Lovely, Baltimore, MarylandJohn McLaurinBobby Ray, Baltimore, MarylandJonathan Rountree, Baltimore, MarylandJohnny Sikes, Baltimore, MarylandJohnny Sykes, 1953-McCray Zollicoffer, Baltimore, Maryland

Gospel Supreme  -- Gospel SupremeThomas L. Allen, Jr., 1963-, Baltimore, MarylandPaula Anderson, Baltimore, MarylandSandra Anderson, 1955-, Baltimore, MarylandHazel Lee Hopkins, 1952-, Baltimore, MarylandVanessa Lynch, 1955-, Baltimore, MarylandVeronica Martinez, 1955-, Baltimore, MarylandEvan Sutton, 1982-, Baltimore, MarylandJuanita Sutton, 1949-, Baltimore, Maryland

The Paschall Brothers  -- The Paschall BrothersRenard Freeman, Sr., 1964-, Norfolk, VirginiaJonnie Lewis, 1949-, Virginia Beach, VirginiaFrank Paschall, Jr., Chesapeake, VirginiaTarrence Paschall, Jr., 1984-, Chesapeake, VirginiaRev. Tarrence Paschall, Sr., 1959-, Chesapeake, Virginia

The Zionaires  -- The ZionairesDennis Brady, Sr., 1928-, Princess Anne, MarylandO. Wendell Brooks, 1941-, Princess Anne, MarylandGregory Handy, 1956-, Princess Anne, MarylandTodd HandyAllen Handy, Jr., 1959-, Glen Burnie, MarylandSamuel JamesDarian Makle, 1985-, Salisbury, MarylandMicah Parker, 1967-, Harrington, DelawareJames Rich, 1977-, Parksley, VirginiaPhillip SterlingTerrell Taylor, 1978-, Princess Anne, Maryland
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2004, Series 4
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content: Archival materials