Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie passes away
- Traditional Songs of Her Kentucky Mountain Family (1952)
- Kentucky Mountains Songs (1954)
- Field Trip (1954)
- Courting Songs (1954)
- Shivaree (1955)
- The Singing Family of the Cumberlands (1955)
- Children’s Songs & Games from the Southern Mountains (1956)
- Songs from Kentucky (1956)
- American Folk Tales and Songs (1956)
- Saturday Night and Sunday Too (1956)
- The Ritchie Family of Kentucky (1958)
- Riddle Me This (1959) (with Oscar Brand)
- Carols for All Seasons (1959)
- British Traditional Ballads, Vol 1 (1961)
- British Traditional Ballads, Vol 2 (1961)
- Ballads (2003; vol 1 and 2 above, issued on a single CD)
- Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition (1961)
- Precious Memories (1962)
- The Appalachian Dulcimer: An Instructional Record (1963)
- Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson Live at Folk City (1963)
- Time For Singing (1966)
- Marching Across the Green Grass & Other American Children’s Game Songs (1968)
- Clear Waters Remembered (1974)
- Jean Ritchie At Home (1974)
- None But One (1977)
- Christmas Revels. Wassail! Wassail! (1982)
- O Love Is Teasin’ (1985)
- Kentucky Christmas, Old and New (1987)
- The Most Dulcimer (1992)
- Mountain Born (1995)
- High Hills and Mountains (1996)
- Childhood Songs (1997)
- Legends of Old time Music (2002, DVD)
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