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Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

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Description: One photographic proof sheet with 25 black and white images. Also included are a few images of Tarpon Springs sponge boats. December 1978.
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Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Date: 1977-02
Description: Five color slides. At the Neighborly Center.
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Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Date: 1978-10
Description: One audio cassette. Music performance for the American Folklore Society annual meeting.
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Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Date: 1978
Description: This audiocassette tape was composed of selections from field recordings for the North Florida Folklife Project. Some tracks were featured on the Florida Folklife Program's compilation of African American musical traditions throughout Florida, Drop on Down in Florida. The tracks by Brown & N. L. Williams are copied from T78-326 & T78-327, recorded May 28, 1978; tracks by Fletcher & Blackwelder are copied from T78-322 & T78-323, recorded April 22, 1978; tracks by Moses Williams are copied from T78-321, recorded April 22, 1978; tracks by Richard Williams are copied from T78-328 & T78-329, recorded May 27, 1978 (except "Travel the Whole World Around," copied from T83-66, recorded March 16, 1980).
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Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Date: 1980-12-03
Description: Three reel to reels. These were copies of the master tapes (see T80-123 and T8-124) for the Florida Folklife Program album, Drop on Down in Florida, a double album comprised of field recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project and those made specifically for this album. The album featured African American musical traditions throughout Florida. For more selections by these artists, see the original field recordings.
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Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Date: 1981
Description: One reel to reel. (Copied onto audio cassette C81-11; reel T81-13B) A radio show -- jointly produced by WJCT and the FFP -- tracing the origins and evolution of blues music centering on Florida musicians. Created by using earlier FFP recordings. Includes recordings of prisoners singing the blues together while laboring and performances of "Baby Please Don't Go" and "I'm a Stranger Here" by Blind Johnny Brown of St. Petersburg, Florida. Includes commentary by Florida folklorists and Florida blues musicians.
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Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1978-05
Description: 82 color slides. Each year, the Florida Folk Festival features Florida folk artists in a special area. Often there is a theme to the area. In 1978, folk artists incldued Osceola (1025-1030); Udell (1031-1033); Clark (1034-1035); Hammack (1040-1042) Blackbay (1043-1048); Terry (1049-1052); Holloway (1053-1056); Rivers (1057); Melton (1064-1066); Rojas (1067-1073); Hill (1074-1080); Sheppard (1081); Brown (1084-1090) and Williams (1091-1098).
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Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Date: 1976-10-01
Description: One audio cassette. Recorded at the Neighborly Center in St. Petersburg. Brown talks about his life and music in between playing religious and blues songs. For additional recordings, see tapes C77-7, C77-8, T78-316 and T78-317.
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Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Date: 1977-01-18
Description: Two audio cassettes. Recorded at the Neighborly Center in St. Petersburg. Brown talks about his life and music in between playing religious and blues songs. A previous interview and performance was recorded on tape C77-9. For an interview conducted a year later, see reels T78-316 and T78-317.
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Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Date: 1978-05-10
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Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

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Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown	Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown	Still Image	Entertainers Performers Performing arts African Americans Guitarists Guitar Blues (Music) Guitar music String instruments Boats and boating Sponges Guitarist Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown	Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown	Still Image	Fieldwork African Americans Singers Performers Musicians Guitarists String instruments Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_03_c79-074	Compilation for the American Folklore Society	Sound	African Americans Music performance Gospel (Black) Blues (Music) Guitar music Singing Diddly bow Musicians Guitarist Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_03_c80-002	Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project	Sound	Music -- Performance Field recordings African Americans Blues (Music) Diddley bows Old-time music Fiddle tunes Gospel music Religious songs Rural blues Banjo music Folk music -- United States	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-025	Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings	Sound	Musicians Singers Guitarist Choruses Music performance Fieldwork African Americans Blues (Music) Blues singers Guitar music Diddly bow Choir singing Choirs (music) Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Religious music Musical tradition, sacred Shape note singing Audiotape recordings	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-013	Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)	Sound	Guitarist Musicians Folklorists Blues (Music) Interviews Radio programs African Americans Radio public speaking Radio announcing Singing Guitar music Diddly bow String instruments Performing arts Music performance Florida history Public radio Radio programs, Public service Blues singers Radio broadcasters	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Demonstrations Folklore revival festivals Festivals Folklife Basket making Musicians Diddly bow African Americans Blues singers Canoes Seminole Indians Needlework Saws Whip making Broom makers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-009	Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown	Sound	Interviewing Interviews Oral histories Blues (Music) African Americans Guitar Guitar music Guitarists Life histories Religious music Religious songs Gospel (Black) Music performance Guitarist Blues singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-007	Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown	Sound	Interviewing Interviews Oral histories Blues (Music) African Americans Guitar Guitar music Guitarists Life histories Religious music Religious songs Gospel (Black) Music performance Guitarist Blues singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t78-316	Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown	Sound	Interviewing Interviews Music performance Blues (Music) African Americans Guitar Guitar music Guitarists Religious music Religious songs Gospel (Black) Fieldwork Guitarist Blues singers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

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Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Blues singer and guitarist Blind Johnny Brown

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation for the American Folklore Society

Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Compilation of recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Blues Radio Show on WJCT (Jacksonville)

Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Florida Folklife Area at the 1978 Florida Folk Festival

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown

Interview and music performance with blues singer (Blind) Johnny Brown