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Fiddle player Benton Flippen

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Photo by David Bragger.

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July 25, 2007
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  • Postwar North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the postwar era (1945–1975). (Page 2.6)

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Sepia-tone photograph of Benton Flippen holding a fiddle

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Fiddler Benton Flippen holds his fiddle, standing in front of a case full of trophies. Flippen was born and raised in Surry County, North Carolina, and has played old-time music since he was a child. He has won numerous awards at fiddlers’ conventions and has played regularly on the “Merry-Go-Round,” a live-music radio show on Mt. Airy’s WPAQ.