# Eric Von Schmidt

> Eric von Schmidt was an American folk musician and painter. He was associated with the folk boom of the late 1950s and early 1960s and was a key part of the Cambridge folk music scene. As a singer and guitarist, he was considered to be the leading specialist in country blues in Cambridge at the time, the counterpart of Greenwich Village's Dave Van Ronk. Von Schmidt co-authored with Jim Rooney Baby, Let Me Follow You Down: The Illustrated Story of the Cambridge Folk Years.

*American musician (1931-2007)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1931-05-28
- **Died:** 2007-02-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q329376)

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