Sarah Ogan Gunning | |
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| Born | Sarah Elizabeth Garland June 28, 1910 |
| Died | November 14, 1983 (aged 73) |
| Burial place | Hart, Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, folksinger |
| Relatives | Aunt Molly Jackson (half-sister), Jim Garland (brother) |
Sarah Ogan Gunning (June 28, 1910 – November 14, 1983) was an American singer and songwriter from the coal mining country of eastern Kentucky, as were her older half-sister Aunt Molly Jackson and her brother Jim Garland. Although she made an appearance in the New York folk music scene of the 1930s, she was overshadowed by her older brother and half-sister. Rediscovered in the 1960s while living in Detroit, she played at folk festivals at Newport in 1964 and the University of Chicago in 1965.