2004
Anjani Ambegaokar
North Indian Kathak dancer
Diamond Bar, CA
Charles "Chuck" T. Campbell
sacred steel guitar player
Rochester, NY
Joe Derrane
Irish-American button accordionist
Randolph, MA
Jerry Douglas
Dobro player
Nashville, TN
Gerald "Subiyay" Miller
Skokomish oral tradition bearer, carver, basket maker
Shelton, WA
Chum Ngek
Cambodian musician and teacher
Gaithersburg, MD
Milan Opacich
Tamburitza instrument maker
Shererville, IN
Eliseo and Paula Rodriguez
straw appliqué artists
Santa Fe, NM
Koko Taylor
Blues musician
Country Club Hills, IL
Yuqin Wang and Zhengli Xu
Chinese rod puppeteers
Aloha, OR
2003
Rosa Elena Egipciaco
Puerto Rican Mundillo (bobbin lace) maker
New York, NY
Agnes "Oshanee" Kenmille
Salish beadworker and regalia maker
Ronan, MT
Norman Kennedy
Weaver, singer, storyteller
Marshfield, VT
Roberto and Lorenzo Martinez
Hispanic musicians
Albuquerque, NM
Norma Miller
African American dancer, choreographer
Las Vegas, NV
Carmencristina Moreno
Mexican American singer, composer, teacher
Fresno, CA
Ron Poast
Hardanger fiddle maker
Black Earth, WI
Felipe and Joseph Ruak
Carolinian stick dance leaders
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Manoochehr Sadeghi
Persian santur player
Sherman Oaks, CA
Nicholas Toth
Diving helmet designer/builder
Tarpon Springs, FL
Basque (Bertsolari) Poets
Jesus Arriada, San Francisco, CA
Johnny Curutchet, South San Francisco, CA
Martin Goicoechea, Rock Springs, WY
Jesus Goni, Reno, NV
2002
Ralph Blizard
Old-time fiddler
Blountville, TN
Loren Bommelyn
Tolowa tradition bearer
Crescent City, CA
Kevin Burke
Irish fiddler
Portland, Ore.
Rose Cree/Francis Cree
Ojibwe basketmakers/storytellers
Dunseith, N.D.
Luderin Darbone/Edwin Duhon
Cajun fiddler and accordionist
Sulphur, La./Westlake, La.
Nadim Dlaikan
Lebanese nye reed flute player
Southgate, MI
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
Blues guitarist/singer
Chicago, IL
Flory Jagoda
Sephardic musician/composer
Falls Church, VA
Clara Neptune Keezer
Passamaquoddy basketmaker
Perry, ME
Bob McQuillen
Contra dance musician/composer
Peterborough, NH
Domingo "Mingo" Saldivar
Conjunto accordionist
San Antonio, TX
Losang Samten
Tibetan sand mandala painter
Philadelphia, PA
Jean Ritchie
Appalachian musician/songwriter
Port Washington, NY & Viper, KY
2001
Celestino Avilés
Santero
Orocovis, Puerto Rico
Mozell Benson
African-American Quilter
Opelika, AL
Wilson "Boozoo" Chavis
Creole Zdeco Accordionist
Lake Charles, LA
Hazel Dickens
Appalachian Singer-Songwriter
Washington, DC and Montcalm, WV
João Grande
Capoeira Angola Master
New York, NY
Evalena Henry
Apache Basketweaver
Peridot, AZ
Peter Kyvelos
Oud Maker
Bedford, MA
Eddie Pennington
Thumbpicking-Style Guitarist
Princeton, KY
Qi Shu Fang
Beijing Opera Performer
Woodhaven, NY
Seiichi Tanaka
Taiko Drummer and Dojo Founder
San Francisco, CA
Dorothy Trumpold
Rug Weaver
East Amana, IA
Fred Tsoodle
Kiowa Sacred Song Leader
Mountain View, OK
Joseph Wilson
Folklorist, Advocate and Presenter
Silver Spring, MD and Trade, TN
2000
Bounxou Chanthraphone
Laotian Weaver
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Dixie Hummingbirds
African-American Gospel Quartet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Felipe García Villamil
Afro-Cuban Drummer/Santero
Los Angeles, California
José González
Hammock Weaver
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Nettie Jackson
Klickitat Basketmaker
White Swan, Washington
Santiago Jiménez, Jr.
Tejano Accordionist/Singer
San Antonio, Texas
Genoa Keawe
Native Hawaiian Singer/Ukulele Player
Honolulu, Hawaii
Frankie Manning
Lindy Hop Dancer/Choreographer/Teacher
Corona, New York
Joe Willie "Pinetop" Perkins
Blues Piano Player
La Porte, Indiana
Konstantinos Pilarinos
Orthodox Byzantine Icon Woodcarver
Astoria, New York
Chris Strachwitz
Record Producer and Label Founder
El Cerrito, California
Dorothy Thompson
Weaver
Davis, West Virginia
Don Walser
Western Singer/Guitarist
Austin, Texas
1999
Frisner Augustin
Haitian Drummer
Brooklyn, New York
Lila Greengrass Blackdeer
Ho-Chunk, Black Ash Basketmaker/Needleworker
BlackRiver Falls, Wisconsin
Shirley Caesar
African-American Gospel Singer
Durham, North Carolina
Alfredo Campos
Horse-Hair Hitcher
Federal Way, Washington
Mary Louise Defender Wilson
Dakotah-Hidatsa Traditionalist/Storyteller
Shields, North Dakota
Jimmy "Slyde" Godbolt
Tap Dancer
Hanson, Massachusetts
Ulysses "Uly" Goode
Western Mono Basketmaker
North Fork, California
Bob Holt
Ozark Fiddler
Ava, Missouri
Zakir Hussain
North Indian Master Tabla Drummer
San Anselmo, California
Elliott "Ellie" Mannette
Steel Pan Builder/Tuner/Player
Morgantown, West Virginia
Mick Moloney
Irish Musician
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eudokia Sorochaniuk
Ukrainian Weaver/Textile Artist
Pennsauken, New Jersey
Ralph W. Stanley
Master Boatbuilder
Southwest Harbor, Maine
1998
Apsara Dancers
Cambodian traditional dancers and musicians
Reston, VA & Fort Washington, MD
Eddie Blazonczyk
Polish-American musician/bandleader
Bridgeview, IL
Dale Calhoun
Anglo-American boat builder
Tiptonville, TN
Bruce Caesar
Sac and Fox-Pawnee German silversmith
Anadarko, OK
Antonio "Tony" De La Rosa
Tejano conjunto accordionist
Riviera, TX
Epstein Brothers
Jewish Klezmer musicians
Tamarac, FL
Sophia "Sophie" George
Yakama-Colville beadworker
Gresham, OR
Nadjeschda Overgaard
Danish-American Hardanger needleworker
Kimballton, IA
Harilaos Papapostolou
Greek Byzantine chanter
Potomac, MD
Claude "The Fiddler" Williams
African-American jazz/swing fiddler
Kansas City, MO
Roebuck "Pops" Staples
African-American Gospel/Blues musician
Dolton, IL
1997
Edward Babb
Shout Band Leader
Jamaica, NY
Charles Brown
Blues Pianist & Composer
Berkeley, CA
Gladys Clark
Cajun Spinner & Weaver
Duson, LA
Hua Wenyi
Chinese Kunqu Opera Singer
Arcadia, CA
Ali Akbar Khan
North Indian Sarod Player & Raga Composer
San Anselmo, CA
Ramón José López
Santero & Metalsmith
Santa Fe, NM
Jim & Jesse McReynolds
Bluegrass Musicians
Gallatin, TN
Phong Nguyen
Vietnamese Musician & Scholar
Kent, OH
Hystercine Rankin
African American Quilter
Lorman, MS
Francis Whitaker
Blacksmith/Ornamental Ironworker
Carbondale, CO
1996
Obbo Addy
Ghanian-American Drummer
Portland, OR
Betty Pisio Christenson
Ukranian-American Egg Decoration
Suring, WY
Paul Dahlin
Swedish-American fiddler
Minneapolis, MN
Juan Gutierrez
Puerto Rican Drummer
New York, NY
Solomon & Richard Ho'opi'I
Hawaiian Singers
Pukalani and Wailuku, HI
Will Keys
Appalachian Banjo Player
Gray, TN
Joaquin "Jack" Lujan
Chamorro Blacksmith
Barrigada, Guam
Eva McAdams
Shoshone Regalia Maker
Fort Washakie, WY
John Mealing & Cornelius Wright, Jr.
African-American Railroad Worksong Singers
Birmingham, AL
Vernon Owens
Stoneware Potter
Seagrove, NC
Dolly Spencer
Inupiat Dollmaker
Homer, AK
1995
Bao Mo-Li
Chinese-American Jing Erhu Player
Flushing, NY
Mary Holiday Black
Navajo Basketweaver
Mexican Hat, UT
Lyman Enloe
Old-Time Fiddler
Lee's Summit, MO
Donny Golden
Irish-American Stepdancer
Brooklyn, NY
Wayne Henderson
Luthier
Mouth of Wilson, VA
Bea Ellis Hensley
Blacksmith
Spruce Pine, NC
Nathan Jackson
Tlingit Alaska Native Woodcarver/Metalsmith/Dancer
Ketchikan, AK
Danongan Kalanduyan
Filipino-American Kulintang Musician
San Francisco, CA
Robert Jr. Lockwood
African-American Delta Blues Guitarist
Cleveland, OH
Israel "Cachao" Lopez
Afro-Cuban Bassist/Composer/Bandleader
Miami, FL
Nellie Star Boy Menard
Lakota Sioux Quiltmaker
Rosebud, SD
Buck Ramsey
Cowboy Poet & Singer
Amarillo, TX
1994
Liz Carroll
Irish-American Fiddler
Chicago, IL
Clarence Fountain & the Blind Boys
African-American Gospel Singers
Atlanta, GA
Mary Mitchell Gabriel
Passamaquoddy Native American Basketmaker
Princeton, ME
Johnny Gimble
Anglo Western Swing Fiddler
Dripping Springs, TX
Frances Varos Graves
Hispanic-American Colcha Embroiderer
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Violet Hilbert
Skagit Native American Storyteller
Seattle, WA
Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto
Japanese Chado Tea Ceremony Master
Los Angeles, CA
D.L. Menard
Cajun Musician/Songwriter
Erath, LA
Simon Shaheen
Arab-American Oud Player
Brooklyn, NY
Lily Vorperian
Armenian Marash-style Embroiderer
Glendale, CA
Elder Roma Wilson
African-American Harmonica Player
Blue Springs, MS
1993
Santiago Almeida
Texas-Mexican Conjunto Musician
Sunnyside, WA
Kenny Baker
Bluegrass Fiddler
Cottontown, TN
Inez Catalon
French Creole Singer
Kaplan, LA
Nicholas & Elena Charles
Yupik Woodcarver/Maskmaker/Skinsewer
Bethel, AK
Charles Hankins
Boatbuilder
Lavallette, NJ
Nalani Kanaka'ole & Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele
Hula Masters
Hilo, HI
Everett Kapayou
Mesquakie Native American Singer
Tama, IA
McIntosh County Shouters
African-American Spiritual/Shout Performers
Townsend, GA
Elmer Miller
Bit & Spur Maker/Silversmith
Nampa, ID
Jack Owens
Blues Singer/Guitarist
Bentonia, MS
Mone & Vanxay Saenphimmachak
Lao Weaver/Needleworker/Loommaker
St. Louis, MO
Liang-xing Tang
Chinese-American Pipa (lute) Player
Bayside, NY
1992
Francisco Aguabella
Afro-Cuban Drummer
Manhattan Beach, CA
Jerry Brown
Southern Stoneware Tradition Potter
Hamilton, AL
Walker Calhoun
Cherokee Musician/Dancer/Teacher
Cherokee, NC
Clyde Davenport
Appalachian Fiddler
Monticello, KY
Belle Deacon
Athabascan Basketmaker
Grayling, AK
Nora Ezell
African-American Quilter
Eutaw, AL
Gerald R. Hawpetoss
Menominee/Potowatomi Regalia Maker
Milwaukee, WI
Fatima Kuinova
Bukharan Jewish Singer
Rego Park, NY
John Naka
Bonsai Sculptor
Los Angeles, CA
Ng Sheung-Chi
Chinese Toissan muk'yu Folk Singer
New York, NY
Marc Savoy
Cajun Accordion Maker/Musician
Eunice, LA
Othar Turner
African-American Fife Player
Senatobia, MS
T. Viswanathan
South Indian Flute Master
Middletown, CT
1991
Etta Baker
African-American Guitarist
Morgantown, NC
George Blake
Hupa-Yurok Native American Craftsman
Hoopa, CA
Jack Coen
Irish-American Flautist
Bronx, NY
Rose Frank
Nez Perce
Native American Cornhusk Weaver
Lapwai, ID
Eduardo "Lalo" Guerrero
Mexican-American Singer/Guitarist/Composer
Cathedral City, CA
Khamvong Insixiengmai
Lao Southeast Asian Singer
Fresno, CA
Don King
Western Saddlemaker
Sheridan, WY
Riley "B.B." King
African-American Bluesman
Itta Bena, MS/Las Vegas, NV
Esther Littlefieleld
Tlingit Regalia Maker
Sitka, AK
Seisho "Harry" Nakasone
Okinawan-American Musician
Honolulu, HI
Irvan Perez
Isleno (Canary Island) Singer
Poydras, LA
Morgan Sexton
Appalachian Banjo Player/Singer
Linefork, KY
Nikitas Tsimouris
Greek-American Bagpipe Player
Tarpon Springs, FL
Gussie Wells
African-American Quilter
Oakland, CA
Arbie Williams
African-American Quilter
Oakland, CA
Melvin Wine
Appalachian Fiddler
Copen, WV
1990
Howard Armstrong
African-American String Band Musician
Detroit, MI
Em Bun
Cambodian Silk Weaver
Harrisburg, PA
Natividad Cano
Mexican Mariachi Musician
Monterey Park, CA
Giuseppe and Raffaela DeFranco
Southern Italian Musicians and Dancers
Belleville, NJ
Maude Kegg
Ojibwe Storyteller/Craftsman
Onamie, MN
Kevin Locke
Lakota Flute Player/
Singer/Dancer/Storyteller
Mobridge, SD
Marie McDonald
Hawaiian Lei Maker
Kamuela, HI
Wallace McRae
Cowboy Poet
Forsyth, MT
Art Moilanen
Finnish Accordionist
Mass City, MI
Emilio Rosado
Woodcarver
Utuado, PR
Robert Spicer
Flatfoot Dancer
Dickson, TN
Douglas Wallin
Appalachian Ballad Singer
Marshall, NC
1989
John Cephas
Piedmont Blues Guitarist/Singer
Woodford, VA
The Fairfield Four
African-American a capella Gospel Singers
Nashville, TN
Jose Gutierrez
Mexican Jarocho Musician/Singer
Norwalk, CA
Richard Avedis Hagopian
Armenian Oud Player
Visalia, CA
Christy Hengel
German-American Concertina Maker
New Ulm, MN
Ilias Kementzides
Pontic Greek Lyra Player
Norwalk, CT
Ethel Kvalheim
Norwegian Rosemaler
Stoughton, WI
Vanessa Paukeigope Morgan
Kiowa Regalia Maker
Anadarko, OK
Mabel E. Murphy
Anglo-American Quilter
Fulton, MO
LaVaughn E. Robinson
African-American Tapdancer
Philadelphia, PA
Earl Scruggs
Bluegrass Banjo Player
Madison, TN
Harry V. Shourds
Wildlife Decoy Carver
Seaville, NJ
Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Apache Fiddle Maker
Tucson, AZ
1988
Pedro Ayala
Mexican-American Accordionist
Donna, TX
Kepka Belton
Czech-American Egg Painter
Ellsworth, KS
Amber Densmore
New England Quilter/Needleworker
Chelsea, VT
Michael Flatley
Irish-American Stepdancer
Palos Park, IL
Sister Rosalia Haberl
German-American Bobbin Lacemaker
Hankinson, ND
John Dee Holeman
African-American Dancer/Musician/Singer
Durham, NC
Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew
African-American Blues Pianist/Singer
Chicago, IL
Yang Fang Nhu
Hmong Weaver/Embroiderer
Detroit, MI
Kenny Sidle
Anglo-American Fiddler
Newark, OH
Willa Mae Ford Smith
African-American Gospel Singer
St. Louis, MO
Clyde "Kindy" Sproat
Hawaiian Cowboy Singer/Ukulele Player
Kapa'au, HI
Arthel "Doc" Watson
Appalachian Guitar Player/Singer
Deep Gap, NC
1987
Juan Alindato
Carnival Maskmaker
Ponce, PR
Louis Bashell
Slovenian Accordionist/
Polka Master
GreenField, WI
Genoveva Castellanoz
Mexican-American Corona Maker
Nyssa, OR
Thomas Edison "Brownie" Ford
Anglo-Comanche Cowboy Singer/Storyteller
Hebert, LA
Kansuma Fujima
Japanese-American Dancer
Los Angeles, CA
Claude Joseph Johnson
African-American Religious Singer/Orator
Atlanta, GA
Raymond Kane
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist/Singer
Wai'anae, HI
Wade Mainer
Appalachian Banjo Picker/Singer
Flint, MI
Sylvester McIntosh
Crucian Singer/Bandleader
St. Croix, VI
Allison "Totie" Montana
Mardi Gras Chief/Costume Maker
New Orleans, LA
Alex Moore, Sr.
African-American Blues Pianist
Dallas, TX
Emilio and Senaida Romero
Hispanic-American Craftsworkers in Tin Embroidery
Santa Fe, NM
Newton Washburn
Split Ash Basketmaker
Littleton, NH
1986
Alfonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
African-American Creole Accordionist
Eunice, LA
Earnest Bennett
Anglo-American Whittler
Indianapolis, IN
Helen Cordero
Pueblo Potter
Cochiti, NM
Sonia Domsch
Czech-American
Bobbin Lace Maker
Atwood, KS
Canray Fontenot
African-American
Creole Fiddler
Welsh, LA
John Jackson
African-American Songster/Guitarist
Fairfax Station, VA
Peou Khatna
Cambodian Court Dancer/Choreographer
Silver Spring, MD
Valerio Longoria
Mexican-American Accordionist
San Antonio, TX
Joyce Doc Tate Nevaquaya
Comanche Flutist
Apache, OK
Luis Ortega
Hispanic-American Rawhide Worker
Paradise, CA
Ola Belle Reed
Appalachian Banjo Picker/Singer
Rising Sun, MD
Jenny Thlunaut
Tlingit Chilkat Blanket Weaver
Haines, AK
Nimrod Workman
Appalachian Ballad Singer
Mascot, TN/Chattaroy, WV
1985
Eppie Archuleta
Hispanic Weaver
San Luis Valley, CO
Periklis Halkias
Greek Clarinetist
Astoria, NY
Jimmy Jausoro
Basque Accordionist
Boise, ID
Meali'i Kalama
Hawaiian Quilter
Honolulu, HI
Lily May Ledford
Appalachian Musician/Singer
Lexington, KY
Leif Melgaard
Norwegian Woodcarver
Minneapolis, MN
Bua Xou Mua
Hmong Musician
Portland, OR
Julio Negron-Rivera
Puerto Rican Instrument Maker
Morovis, PR
Alice New Holy Blue Legs
Lakota Sioux Quill Artist
Oglala, SD
Glenn Ohrlin
Cowboy Singer/Storyteller/Illustrator
Mountain View, AR
Henry Townsend
Blues Musician/Songwriter
St. Louis, MO
Horace "Spoons" Williams
Spoons/Bones Player/Poet
Philadelphia, PA
1984
Clifton Chenier
Creole Accordionist
Lafayette, LA
Bertha Cook
Knotted Bedspread Maker
Boone, NC
Joseph Cormier
Cape Breton Violinist
Waltham, MA
Elizabeth Cotten
African-American Songster/Songwriter
Syracuse, NY
Burlon Craig
Potter
Vale, NC
Albert Fahlbusch
Hammered Dulcimer Maker/Player
Scottsbluff, NE
Janie Hunter
African-American Singer/Storyteller
Johns Island, SC
Mary Jane Manigault
African-American Seagrass Basket Maker
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Genevieve Mougin
Lebanese-American
Lace Maker
Bettendorf, IA
Martin Mulvihill
Irish-American Fiddler
Bronx, NY
Howard "Sandman" Sims
African-American
Tap Dancer
New York, NY
Ralph Stanley
Appalachian Banjo Player/Singer
Coeburn, VA
Margaret Tafoya
Santa Clara
Pueblo Potter
Espanola, NM
Dave Tarras
Klezmer Clarinetist
Brooklyn, NY
Paul Tiulana
Eskimo Maskmaker/Dancer/Singer
Anchorage, AK
Cleofes Vigil
Hispanic Storyteller/Singer
San Cristobal, NM
Emily Kau'i Zuttermeister
Hula Master
Kaneohe, HI
1983
Sister Mildred Barker
Shaker Singer
Poland Springs, ME
Rafael Cepeda
Bomba Musician/Dancer
Santurce, PR
Ray Hicks
Appalachian Storyteller
Banner Elk, NC
Stanley Hicks
Appalachian Musician/Storyteller/
Instrument Maker
Vilas, NC
John Lee Hooker
Blues Guitarist/Singer
San Carlos, CA
Mike Manteo
Sicilian Marionettist
Staten Island, NY
Narciso Martinez
Texas-Mexican Accordionist/Composer
San Benito, TX
Lanier Meaders
Potter
Cleveland, GA
Almeda Riddle
Ballad Singer
Greers Ferry, AR
Simon St. Pierre
French-American Fiddler
Smyrna Mills, ME
Joe Shannon
Irish Piper
Chicago, IL
Alex Stewart
Cooper/Woodworker
Sneedville, TN
Ada Thomas
Chitimacha Basketmaker
Charenton, LA
Lucinda Toomer
African-American Quilter
Columbus, GA
Lem Ward
Decoy Carver/Painter
Crisfield, MD
Dewey Williams
Shape Note Singer
Ozark, AL
1982
Dewey Balfa
Cajun Fiddler
Basile, LA
Joe Heaney
Irish Singer
Brooklyn, NY
Tommy Jarrell
Appalachian Fiddler
Mt. Airy, NC
Bessie Jones
Georgia Sea Island Singer
Brunswick, GA
George Lopez
Santos Woodcarver
Cordova, NM
Brownie McGhee
Blues Guitarist
Oakland, CA
Hugh McGraw
Shape Note Singer
Bremen, GA
Lydia Mendoza
Mexican American Singer
Houston, TX
Bill Monroe
Bluegrass Musician
Nashville, TN
Elijah Pierce
Carver/Painter
Columbus, OH
Adam Popovich
Tamburitza Musician
Dolton, IL
Georgeann Robinson
Osage Ribbonworker
Bartlesville, OK
Duff Severe
Western Saddlemaker
Pendleton, OR
Philip Simmons
Ornamental Ironworker
Charleston, SC
Sanders "Sonny" Terry
Blues Musician
Holliswood, NY
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