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Max Hunter: Ozark Folksong Collector

Max Hunter was a traveling salesperson from Springfield, Missouri.
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Max Hunter was a traveling salesperson from Springfield, Missouri.

Max Hunter traveled across the Ozarks recording folk songs, jokes and idioms. A new book, “Ballad Hunting with Max Hunter: Stories of an Ozark Folksong Collector,” explores his work. We talked with author Sarah Jane Nelson about the book.

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