Ralph Rinzler, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRalph Rinzler
American festival organizer
Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1934
Date of Death: 15-Jul-1994
Profession: musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Ralph Rinzler
- Ralph Rinzler (July 20, 1934 – July 2, 1994) was a mandolin player, folksinger, and the co-founder of the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the Mall every summer in Washington, D.C., where he worked as a curator for American art, music, and folk culture at the Smithsonian.
- This festival was from the beginning and continues to be a major event for musicians, artistans, and craftsman from a broad variety of American culture, including African American, Native American, Appalachian, Southern, Western and other groups in the United States.
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