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Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch
Date
1985-02-14
Description
Two reel to reel tapes. Sound recording of fifty-year old blues guitarist Buck Thompson playing tunes that he learned from the radio on his front porch. A former railroad worker, he played the juke circuit in the 1950s. Because of the recording location, sounds of traffic and pedestrians can be heard. Images of the performance can be found in S 1577, v. 27, slides 1467-1495. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
Collection
Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch

Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porch
Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)
Date
1985-05-26
Description
One reel to reel recording. Thompson was a blues singer from Hastings, Florida.
Collection
Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)

Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)
Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)
Date
1985-05-25
Description
One reel to reel recording. Folklorists Owens and McDonalds served as emcees. Hastings was a blues singer-guitarist from Hastings, Florida.
Collection
Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)
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a_s1714_reel23Blues musician Buck Thompson playing on his porchSoundFieldwork
Research methods
Collecting
Sound recording
String instruments
Blues (Music)
African Americans
Musical tradition, African diaspora
Guitarists
Guitar
Guitar music
Music performance
Music
Guitarist
Musicians
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-113Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 5)SoundFestivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
Blues (Music)
Performing arts
Guitar music
Guitarists
Rhythm and blues songs
African Americans
Musicians
Guitarist
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-114Saturday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Old Marble Stage) (Reel 1)SoundMusicians
Guitarist
Folklorists
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Singing
African Americans
Performing arts
Blues (Music)
Rhythm and blues music
Rhythm and blues songs
Guitar music
Guitarists
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg