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hood. The “Piedmont” style is a com-^ bination of country music, ragtim^j gospel and the blues which defies any category and differs in its composition with each artist.
John Jackson is also recognized as one of the few living bluesmen who can play the blues on a banjo.'
One of his peers, Joe Wilson, said, “He comes from a place and a time when, if you needed good entertainment, you had to make it yourself because you couldn’t make it any other way. John makes music the way his wife, Cora Lee, makes pickles — realizing that what they make is much better than what you could buy.”
Frank Hodsoll, chairman of the Endowment for the Arts, said of the fellowship recipients, “The Fellowships honor artists representing the many different cultures, races and traditions that encompass America's cultural kaleidoscope. Through their work these special artisans and craftsmen continue to enrich this country by preserving our roots. In honoring these fine artists of American folklife, we celebrate the cultural diversity of our nation as we recognize their outstanding contribution to it."
This is the fifth year in which the $5,000 stipends have been awarded to “exemplary master folk artists” by the National Endowment for the Arts. Nominations are made by citizens, and the final decisions are made by a panel of the artists’ peers.
The criteria for selection for a Fellowship include “authenticity, excellence and importance of their work within their artistic field. The
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