Richard Dyer-Bennet
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Richard Dyer-Bennet was an English
-born American
folk singer
(or his own preferred term, "minstrel
"), recording artist, and voice teacher.
Dyer-Bennet studied voice with Gertrude Wheeler Beckman and Sven Scholander, and from the first made his living singing. During his peak performance years, he gave 50 concert
s a year. He recorded extensively for many labels
, and eventually founded his own, Dyer-Bennet Records, and recorded in his own living room. The albums he recorded on his own label have been re-released on CD by Smithsonian Folkways
.
A biography - Richard Dyer-Bennet: The Last Minstrel - by Paul O Jenkins was published in December 2009 by the University Press of Mississippi. The book chronicles Dyer-Bennet's eventful life and includes a foreword by his daughter.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk singer
Folksinger
----Folksinger is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985.Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music...
(or his own preferred term, "minstrel
Minstrel
A minstrel was a medieval European bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories of distant places or of existing or imaginary historical events. Although minstrels created their own tales, often they would memorize and embellish the works of others. Frequently they were retained by royalty...
"), recording artist, and voice teacher.
Dyer-Bennet studied voice with Gertrude Wheeler Beckman and Sven Scholander, and from the first made his living singing. During his peak performance years, he gave 50 concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s a year. He recorded extensively for many labels
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, and eventually founded his own, Dyer-Bennet Records, and recorded in his own living room. The albums he recorded on his own label have been re-released on CD by Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways
Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...
.
A biography - Richard Dyer-Bennet: The Last Minstrel - by Paul O Jenkins was published in December 2009 by the University Press of Mississippi. The book chronicles Dyer-Bennet's eventful life and includes a foreword by his daughter.
Discography
- 1955: Richard Dyer-Bennet 1 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1956: Richard Dyer-Bennet 2 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1956: Richard Dyer-Bennet 3 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1957: Richard Dyer-Bennet 4 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1958: Richard Dyer-Bennet 5: Requests (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1958: Richard Dyer-Bennet 6: Songs With Young People in Mind (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1958: Richard Dyer-Bennet 7: Beethoven Scottish and Irish Songs (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1959: Richard Dyer-Bennet 8: Gems of Minstrelsy (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1960: Richard Dyer-Bennet 9 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1962: Mark Twain's "1601" (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1962: Richard Dyer-Bennet 10 (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1962: Richard Dyer-Bennet 11: Stephen Foster Songs (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1964: Richard Dyer-Bennet 12: Songs of Ships, Seafaring Men, Watery Graves...and One Edible Rat (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1964: Richard Dyer-Bennet 13: Stories and Songs for Children and Their Parents (Dyer-Bennet Records)
- 1967: The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2 (Folkways RecordsFolkways RecordsFolkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987, and is now part of Smithsonian Folkways.-History:...
) - All the Dyer-Bennet Records releases have been re-released by Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...
.
External links
- "Richard Dyer-Bennet Resource Page"
- Biography at answers.com
- Dyer Bennet at Smithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian FolkwaysSmithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a part of the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, located at Capital Gallery in downtown Washington, D.C. The label was founded in 1987 after the family of Moses Asch, founder of Folkways...