| Birth Day | May 28, 1931 |
| Birth Place | Bridgeport, CT |
| Age | 89 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Feb 2, 2007 (age 75) |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
Known for being part of the folk/blues revival of the 1960s.
He studied art in Florence on a Fulbright scholarship.
He won a Grammy Award for his work on the compilation album Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3 in 1997.
His father was Harold Von Schmidt, a Painter who did illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post.
He was involved with the East Coast folk music scene just like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez.
