Drink Small

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 1st. Email Response: From Lisa Randle:

I would like to nominate Drink Small - winner of the 1992 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award, presented annually by General Assembly of the State of South Carolina.

Drink is a practioner of the Piedmont Blues. Being from Bishopville, SC and moving to the capital city of Columbia, Mr. Small has devoted his whole lifetime to music in South Carolina. He wants to keep it here for the future generation, so that they will know all about the art that was discovered in South Carolina. He has kept Piedmont Blues alive for fifty years. He has worked with rag time, spiritual, gospel, boogie, shag and other genres. He has worked with the SC Arts Commission, Art for Prison, Art for Teens and the Elderly: participated in New Orleans Jazz Festival and traveled Europe. Mr. Small would be a valuable addition to the Blues Hall of Fame.