Florida Memory is administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Bureau of Archives and Records Management. The digitized records on Florida Memory come from the collections of the State Archives of Florida and the special collections of the State Library of Florida.

State Archives of Florida

ArchivesFlorida.com
State Archives Online Catalog
ArchivesFlorida.com
ArchivesFlorida.com

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time Program

382 items found

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Date: 1992-05-22
Description: One reel to reel recording. From Pensacola; led by Joe Peoples. Folk singer Fitchen served as emcee.
Collection

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Date
Description: One photographic proof sheet. Gillard playing guitar in front of a store at an undisclosed location.
Collection

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

Date: 1994-01-16
Description: One audio cassette recording. This tape consisted of excerpts of a longer recording of Eason, recorded at his home. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
Collection

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

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

Date: 1964-12
Description: One reel to reel recording.
Collection

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

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.
Collection

Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 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.
Collection

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.
Collection

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.
Collection

Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1965

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.
Collection

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.
Collection

Will McLean and friends performing at the 1983 Florida Folk Festival

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_t92-019	Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)	Sound	Bands (Music) Musical groups Bluegrass musicians Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Performances Music performance Guitar music Songs Guitarists Fiddle music Fiddlers String instruments Banjo music Old time music String bands Stringband music	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Willie Gillard playing the blues	Willie Gillard playing the blues	Still Image	African Americans Guitar Blues (Music) Guitarists Performing arts Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape01	Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home	Sound	Guitarist Singers Fieldwork Steel guitars Guitar music Performing arts Guitarists Music performance African Americans Religious songs Religious music Gospel songs Gospel musicians Gospel (Black) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00189	Will Mclean with Paul Champion & Gamble Rogers performing at Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Music performance Performing arts Folk singers Guitar music Guitarists Singing Musicians Guitarist Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
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 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
Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976	Will McLean performing at the Florida Folk Festival in 1976	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 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 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

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

Additional Links

Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2022-23, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $646,422. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Change Background Color

Change Font-Size

Change Font

Cursor

Highlight Links

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

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 Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 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 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

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

Related Sites

Reconstruction era voting records

Florida's first automobile registrations

Milestones in Florida's political framework

Letters, ephemera and other historical records

Documenting Florida's chief executive officers

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Wisteria String Band performing at the 1992 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage)

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Willie Gillard playing the blues

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

Willie Eason performing steel guitar music at his home

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 Tribute at the 1991 Florida Folk Festival

Will McLean Tribute at the 1991 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 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