Eric Von Schmidt
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About
Known for being part of the folk/blues revival of the 1960s.
Before fame
He studied art in Florence on a Fulbright scholarship.
Trivia
He won a Grammy Award for his work on the compilation album Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 in 1997.
Family life
His father was Harold Von Schmidt, a painter who did illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post.
Associated with
He was involved with the East Coast folk music scene just like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
