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Billy Faier was born on 21 December, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., is an American singer-songwriter. Discover Billy Faier's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Occupation Musician
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 21 December 1930
Birthday 21 December
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Date of death 2016
Died Place Alpine, Texas, U.S,
Nationality United States

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1930

Billy Faier (December 21, 1930 – January 29, 2016) was an American banjo player and folk music evangelist.

He, along with Pete Seeger, was one of the early exponents of the banjo during the mid-20th-century American folk music revival.

1940

Active in the Washington Square Park folk scene in Greenwich Village from the late 1940s, he recorded two albums for Riverside Records, The Art of the Five-String Banjo (1957) and Travelin' Man (1958).

1945

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he moved with his family to Woodstock, New York in 1945, and later lived in Marathon, Texas.

1950

In the late 1950s, Faier wrote for Caravan Folk Music Magazine, eventually acquiring it from founding publisher Lee Hoffman.

1953

The lyrics describe a 1953 musician's get-together at Faire's home at 912 Toulouse Street in New Orleans.

Faier went on to work as a disc jockey at several radio stations including Berkeley's KPFA and New York's WBAI, where he hosted a live folk music program called "The Midnight Special."

1959

In 1959 he contributed to Elektra Records' combination LP and instructional manual, "How to Play Folk Guitar" along with Lee Hays and Milt Okun.

Faier performed transcription and notation services for Pete Seeger on several projects, most notably 1959's The Goofing Off Suite.

1960

Faier served as editor and publisher until its last issue in July 1960.

1962

Faier was an on-stage banjo player for the original 16-month theatrical run of The Unsinkable Molly Brown on Broadway which concluded in February 1962.

Bob Dylan appeared as a guest on the program in October 1962 after the release of his first album.

1968

Faier was the central character in Ramblin Jack Elliott's song, 912 Greens, recorded in 1968.

1973

In 1973, Faier recorded Banjo for John Fahey's Takoma label.

2003

In 2003, his personal papers as well as some recordings were donated to the University of North Carolina Libraries Southern Folklife Collection where they remain available for researchers.

2009

In 2009, Faier decided to make much of his out of print and unreleased material available on his website.

2016

He died in Alpine, Texas, in 2016, aged 85.