Eric Von Schmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Von Schmidt

American musician (1931-2007)

Date of Birth: 28-May-1931

Place of Birth: Westport, Connecticut, United States

Date of Death: 02-Feb-2007

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, illustrator, songwriter, guitarist, painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Eric Von Schmidt (May 28, 1931 – February 2, 2007) was an American singer and guitarist, songwriter, painter and illustrator, and Grammy Award recipient.
He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene.
As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading Cambridge specialist in country blues at the time, thus the Cambridge counterpart of Greenwich Village's Dave Van Ronk.
Von Schmidt co-authored with Jim Rooney Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years.