Dena Epstein has passed away

[Strumelia]

Just saw this:

http://www.banjohangout.org/topic/274067

Glad she got to live til 96 and was recognized for her work.

[Mark Weems]

While banjo was just one part of what her book is about, I always appreciated Epstein because she wrote like an actual historian, rather than an ideologue.