Mary Sands
American singer
Died when: 76 years 359 days (923 months)Star Sign: Aries
Mary Bullman Sands (April 8, 1872 – April 2, 1949), from Allanstand in Madison County, North Carolina, was a singer of old traditional ballads during the early part of the 20th century.
She was known locally as "Singing Mary" due to her singing talent and extensive knowledge of the words and melodies of many old-time traditional songs that had been passed down through previous generations.
In 1916, English folklorist Cecil Sharp visited Madison County to collect and record traditional folk songs being sung in America that would have originated generations earlier in the British Isles.
Sands sang 25 songs for him, 23 of which he included in his book, English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians.
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