Bobby McMillon

Robert Lynn 'Bobby' McMillon (December 20, 1951 – November 28, 2021) was an American traditional ballad singer, musician, and storyteller living in Lenoir, North Carolina. He was a 2000 recipient of the North Carolina Heritage Award.

Career

Bobby performed throughout North Carolina as well as at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the A.P. Carter Memorial Festival, the Festival for the Eno, and national storytelling conferences. McMillon has also worked with public schools through the Artist in the Schools and Visiting Artist programs.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928-. A Tree Accurst : Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver. Chapel Hill, NC :University of North Carolina Press, 2000. Print.
^ "Bobby McMillon, Ballad singer, Storyteller, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". www.blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
^ Bobby McMillon Collection (2007), Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/McMillon,Bobby.html

[1] Patterson, Daniel W. (Daniel Watkins), 1928-. A Tree Accurst : Bobby McMillon and Stories of Frankie Silver. Chapel Hill, NC :University of North Carolina Press, 2000. Print.

[2] "Bobby McMillon, Ballad singer, Storyteller, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge National Heritage Area". www.blueridgeheritage.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

[3] Bobby McMillon Collection (2007), Southern Folklife Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/McMillon,Bobby.html

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