Harry Everett Smith
Harry Everett Smith was a man who really liked different kinds of music, like jazz and blues and folk music. He listened to all sorts of records and collected them in a big pile.
But he didn't just collect records for fun. He was actually really smart and studied a lot about the history of music. He wanted to make sure that all the different kinds of music he liked would be remembered and not forgotten.
So he made something called the "Anthology of American Folk Music", which was a collection of old and rare songs that he thought were really important. He put them all together in a big box set and it became really famous.
People liked the box set because it had a lot of really cool songs that they had never heard before. It also taught them about the history of American music and helped keep that music alive for future generations to enjoy.
Even though Harry Everett Smith passed away a long time ago, people still remember him today for his love of music and his important contribution to preserving American folk music.
But he didn't just collect records for fun. He was actually really smart and studied a lot about the history of music. He wanted to make sure that all the different kinds of music he liked would be remembered and not forgotten.
So he made something called the "Anthology of American Folk Music", which was a collection of old and rare songs that he thought were really important. He put them all together in a big box set and it became really famous.
People liked the box set because it had a lot of really cool songs that they had never heard before. It also taught them about the history of American music and helped keep that music alive for future generations to enjoy.
Even though Harry Everett Smith passed away a long time ago, people still remember him today for his love of music and his important contribution to preserving American folk music.