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My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.

~Ben Harper

Topics: California Center Family Folk Folk Music Music Owns Store

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I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

~Ben Harper

Topics: American American Music Because Blues Diet Folk Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Those Traditional Up

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I grew up with the Blind Boys' music. My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center. I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.

~Ben Harper

Topics: American American Music Because Blind Blues Boy California Center Diet Family Folk Folk Music Gospel Grew Heavy Kind Music Owns Store Those Traditional Up

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As a white queer person of a certain degree of economic privilege, I think that my ability to pass as straight is a privilege that other folk I know don't have. It's important to keep in mind who really is in the most trouble and to direct our attention to assisting those people.

~Ben Hopkins

Topics: Ability Attention Certain Certain Degree Degree Direct Economic Folk Important Keep Know Mind Most Other Our Pass People Person Privilege Queer Really Straight Think Those Trouble White Who I Think

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I went to school in Gainesville because it was a huge punk and folk town. So I went to class twice a week, and then I went to shows and wrote. I did a lot of music writing before I actually started playing music.

~Benjamin Booker

Topics: Actually Because Before Class Did Folk Huge Lot Music Playing Punk School Shows Started Then Town Twice Twice A Week Week Writing Wrote

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I'm actually doing what I like doing, which is mixing opera music and classical music with soul and folk. And I was writing and talking about what I've actually experienced, and I don't think that's very common.

~Benjamin Clementine

Topics: About Actually Classical Classical Music Common Doing Experienced Folk Like Mixing Music Opera Soul Talking Think Very Which Writing

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There's sort of a persistent misperception that talking about race is black folk's burden. Ultimately, only men can end sexism, and only white people can end racism.

~Benjamin Todd Jealous

Topics: About Black Burden End Folk Men Only People Persistent Race Racism Sexism Sort Talking Ultimately White

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It's fun. I sit down every day and tell stories. Some folk would kill to get that chance.

~Bernard Cornwell

Topics: Chance Day Down Every Every Day Folk Fun Get Sit Some Stories Tell Would

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At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement.

~Bernice Johnson Reagon

Topics: Actually Changed Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Commercial Folk Happening Industry Movement Music Music Industry Revival Rights Rights Movement Same Same Time Song Time

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I guess all songs is folk songs. I never heard no horse sing 'em.

~Big Bill Broonzy

Topics: Folk Guess Heard Horse Never Sing Songs

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