| A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Guitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Folk singers
Guitarists
Music performance
Tributes
Performing arts
Musicians
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A Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Thirty-eight color slides. A musical tribute to folk singer Will McLean. 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 over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990 from cancer. Audio recordings of the tribute can be found in S 1576, reels T91-52 and T91-53. A video of the tribute can be found in S 1615, video FV-58.
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| Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Guitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Guitar
String instruments
Performing arts
Musical instruments
Music performance
Harmonicas
Bass guitars
Folk singers
Singing
Native Americans
Cherokee Indians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Don Grooms performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1977-05
- Description
- Two black and white prints. Images of singer-songwriter Grooms with Will McLean on harmonica and Tim DeMas on upright bass. Grooms, born in Waynesville, North Caroline to a Applachian/Cherokee family, was an associate professor of telecommunications at the University of Florida (1962-1993). He was also news director for WUFT-TV. He was better known, however, for his songwriting and folk festival performances. A part of the Florida Folk scene of the 1960s and 1970s, he regularly performed with McLean, Gamble Rogers, Paul Champion, and Jim Ballew. He died 30 January 1998.
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| a_s1576_t90-132 | Gamble Rogers and Friends performing at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Old time music
String bands
Stringband music
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass musicians
Guitarist
Singers
Storytellers
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_01_c77-031 | Performance by Gamble Rogers | Sound | Musicians
Holidays
Holidays and festivals
Fourth of July
Music performance
Storytelling
Tales
Singing
Singers
Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| Pianist Willie James and blues singer Mary McClain at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Pianist Willie James and blues singer Mary McClain at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Singers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
African Americans
Piano music (Blues)
Pianos
Performing arts
Singing
Blues singers
Musicians
Pianists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Pianist Willie James and blues singer Mary McClain at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Twelve color slides. Known as Diamond Teeth Mary for the jewels she placed in her teeth in the 1940s, Mary was born in West Virginia, and always claimed to be the half sister of fellow blues singer Bessie Smith. In 1918, she moved to Florida's Gulf Coast. During her later years, she lived in Bradenton, Florida. Although McClain was a popular performer in the 1920s and 1930s, she stopped performing the blues for many years. She was rediscovered by the Florida Folklife Program in the 1980s. In 1986, she won the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1986. She died on 4 April 2000.
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| a_s1576_76_d96-013 | Saturday performances at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Folk singers
String bands
Stringband music
Old time music
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
African Americans
A capella singers
A capella singing
Religious songs
Tributes
Florida. Dept. of State (1995-1999 : Mortham)
Secretaries of State (State governments)
Public officers
Cabinet officers
Singers
Guitarist
Secretary of State
Musicians
Public officer
Blues singers
Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Saturday performances at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5)
- Date
- 1996-05-25
- Description
- One digital audio tape (DAT). Williams served as emcee. The first three songs the Versiteers played (not listed here) were not recorded due to equipment failure. Mortham was Secretary of State at the time; the Florida Folklife Program and festival fell under her jurisdiction. She officially recognized McLean as a Florida Artist. This was followed by a McLean tribute, including stories and performances by Southwind, Fitchen, Frank & Ann Thomas, Kennedy, Todd, and Williams. 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, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. Grooms played with Dennis Devine (guitar), Waye Martin (fiddle), Dan Peterson (bass) among others.
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| Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Moving Image | Singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Fiddlers
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Video recording
Tributes
Singing
Guitar music
Fiddle music
Folk singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Tribute to Will McLean at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- One video recording. (VHS; 30 minutes) Includes Michael Callen, Gamble Rogers, Doug Gauss, Robin Hendrix, Wayne Martin, Landon Walker, and Mal Hillard. Rogers served as emcee. 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 from cancer, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. In 1996, he was inducted in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Audio recordings of the tribute can be found on reels T91-51 and T91-52, in S 1576. Images from the tribute can be found in S 1577, v. 60, slides S92-592 through S92-634.
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| a_s1576_t91-052 | Will McLean Memorial Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) | Sound | Guitarist
Bands (Music)
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Guitar music
String instruments
Folk singers
Memorials
Tributes
Eulogies
Storytelling
Musicians
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Will McLean Memorial Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Two reel to reel recordings. Rogers served as emcee. 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 from cancer, the year after he won the Florida Folk Heritage award. In 1996, he was inducted in the Florida Artists Hall of Fame. Images from the tribute can be found in S 1577, v. 60, slides S92-592 through S92-634. A video of the tribute can be found in S 1615, video FV-58.
- Collection
| Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Musicians
Guitarist
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Festivals
Tributes
Folk singers
Singing
Performers
Guitarists
Performing arts
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1991-05-26
- Description
- Two proof sheets with 72 black and white images (plus negatives). Images are hard to see. Several images are of the ground. Audio recordings of the tribute can be found in S 1576, reels T91-52 and T91-53.
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