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Beyond the Ozarks

The Legacy of Jimmy Driftwood

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published July 27, 2020 at 12:41 PM CDT

Jimmy Driftwood is one of the towering figures in Arkansas folk music. We trace his life and career with help from archives at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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