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Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1964-12
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Date: 1989-05-28
Description: Two reel to reel recordings. Walker served as emcee. This was mcLean's last performance at the Florida Folk Festival. He died the following year. Fitchen's song was a tribute to Barbara Beauchamp.
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Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1982-05
Description: Three color slides.
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Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1984-05-26
Description: Two color slides. Image of Florida folk singer McLean performing on the main stage. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth- generation Floridian, he died in 1990.
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Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Date: 1976-05
Description: One black and white print. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, another nickname for McLean based on the hat he often wore (such as in this image), he authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990.
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Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Date: 1965-05
Description: One black and white print. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, another nickname for McLean based on the hat he often wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990.
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Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Will McLean Memorial Service

Date: 1990-01-24
Description: One video recording (35 minutes, VHS). Memorial Service for singer-songwriter Will McLean, held at the Thomas Center in Gainesville. Includes eulogies and memories by Florida Folk Festival director Thelma, Boltin,singer-songwriter Don Grooms, an emotional Seminole chairman and singer James (Jim) Billie, singer-protégé Gamble Rogers, Barbara Sheen Todd, singer-environmental activist Dale Crider, and Cherill Heaton. Plus performances McLean's songs by Jeanie Fitchen (on autoharp), Dougs Gauss, Wayne Martin, Frank Thomas, Don Grooms, Dennis Devine, Mary Ann Dinella, Sandra Jamieson, Ernie Williams, and Barbara Sheen Todd (who sings his first song). These are interspersed with scenes from a 1982 PBS special on McLean, and concludes with audio from McLean's last performance (St. Augustine, October 29, 1989). Many other folk artists are visible in the audience, including Bobby Hicks. Produced by Margaret Longhill and Philip Schwartz for the McLean Foundation. Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname given for the hat he usually wore, authored hundreds of songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990 from cancer.
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Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1982-05-31
Description: One 8x10 black and white print.
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Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1983-05
Description: One color slide.
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Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell

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Description: One audiocassette. Copy of two 45 phonographic records by McLean.
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Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell

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Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival	Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk singers Music performance Guitarists Singing Guitar Composers Guitarist Composer Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965	Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965	Still Image	Musicians Composer Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Guitar Guitarists Singing Music performance Composers Performing arts Folk singers Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Will McLean Memorial Service	Will McLean Memorial Service	Moving Image	Guitarist Composer Memorials Video recording Memorialization Tributes Death rites Folk singers Public speaking Singing Sing alongs Personal experience narratives Autoharp music Guitar music Composers Songs Performances Performing arts Humor Oral narratives Seminole Indians Florida history Musicians Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Singers Musicians Guitarist Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Folk singers Singing Guitarists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival	Still Image	Guitarist Singers Folk festivals Festivals Folklore revival festivals Guitarists Music performance Folk singers Singing Performing arts	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell

Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell

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Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial

Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Will McLean with friends performing at the 1989 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage)

Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean with dancer performing at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean singing at the 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean Memorial Service

Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and Gamble Rogers performing on the main stage at the 1982 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell

Will McLean - Osceola's Last Words/Tate's Hell