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1964 talent performers with Hubert Hayes

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  • This 1964 photograph, taken by Asheville Citizen-Times photographer June Glenn, Jr. (1921-2006), shows Hubert Hayes and Mountain Youth Jamboree performers standing on the porch of Hubert Hayes Memorial Log Cabin. Founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, Hubert H. Hayes (1901-1964) auditioned and directed youth to perform in folk dance, music, and folk and ballad singing. The jamboree was held in the Asheville City Auditorium (now known as Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) from 1948 to 1973, and Hayes’ wife, Leona Trantham Hayes (1913-1989) continued to direct the program after his death in 1964. Hubert Hayes was an author, playwright, and alumni of Duke University.