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Blues Musician Paul deLay

He was one of the world's greatest blues harmonica players. Art Beat pays tribute to Paul DeLay, singer, songwriter and fabled harmonica player, with performance footage and an interview in which he talks about how his life influenced his music.

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Photographer Allan deLay

In 1948, young Oregonian news photographer Allan deLay was sent to the scene of the Vanport flood. The water was still rising. His photos were picked up by news organizations around the world. He went on to shoot many celebrities of the 50s and 60s. He's also a lifelong Boy Scout, an accomplished diver, and plays the musical saw.

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Encaustic Painter Ruth Grover

Ruth Grover was the force responsible for bringing the difficult encaustic method of painting back to the world. Although the process has been around since the First Century BC, it had become a lost art until she began her work in the 1960s. Art Beat talks to the feisty painter and shows never before seen footage of her at work in the mid-1970s.

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