# Joe Hickerson

> Joseph Charles Hickerson, known professionally as Joe Hickerson, was an American folk singer, song finder, and musicologist. He led the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress from 1963 to 1998.

*American folk singer (1935–2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joe-hickerson

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1935-10-20
- **Died:** 2025-08-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382590/ (@nm0382590)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.joehickerson.com

## Sources
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- [Joe Hickerson](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hickerson)
- [Joe Hickerson](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hickerson)
- [Iosephus Hickerson](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iosephus_Hickerson)
- [Joe Hickerson](https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hickerson)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a45c5cd2-c7c0-47aa-8949-fbcc18e44bcd)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3808659)

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