Richard A. Reuss came to folklore studies by way of his interest in music. He led a folksinging group while a counselor at summer camp and as an undergraduate student at Ohio Wesleyan University. He earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1971. He taught at Wayne State University in Detroit, broadening his studies to labor lore and music. Joanne C. Reuss studied folklore with Ellen Stekert as an undergraduate at Wayne State University. She is currently a Research Administrator at the University of Michigan and a freelance writer.
