a_s2043_00053 | WTNT-CBS radio report (Capital Report) on the 1958 Florida Folk Festival | Sound | Interviewing on radio Radio Radio announcing Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Special events Journalists Radio broadcasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1576_11_c84-004 | Walter Bowers interview | Sound | Field recordings Gospel music Interviews Religious songs A capella singing Radio Oral narratives | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Walter Bowers interview
- Date
- 1984-01-18
- Description
- One audio cassette. Bowers, a gospel singer, discusses his career as a Gospel quartet singer; the Gulf Coast Harmony 4; Silvertones Gospel Singers; wartime singing; gas rationing and church aid with gas; Bowers as songwriter; singing acapella; radio broadcasts on WDLP; singing with music in the late 50s and early 60s; continuation of group until 1975; reunions of four groups: Singing Angels, Gospel Sonlettes, Jubilees, Silvertones; travel; bookings of groups in the 60s: Soulstirs, Spirit of Memphis, Swan Silvertones, Dixie Hummingbirds; groups from Pensacola: The Gospel Four, Flying Clouds; groups from Mobile; parents involvement in the church; big quartets in the 40s: Sunset 4, Stars of Joy, Voices of the Clouds; femal groups: Gospel Echos; radio programs: WDLP (Panama City), WPCL; aspects of radio and managing a group; Ethel Davenport Bannister.
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The 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree Homecoming | The 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree Homecoming | Still Image | Special events Music performance Bluegrass music Radio programs Radio Old time music Performers String bands String instruments Country music Bands (Music) Bluegrass musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
The 1984 Suwannee River Jamboree Homecoming
- Date
- 1984-09-15
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 75 black and white images (plus negatives). Between 1952 and 1959, the Suwannee River Jamboree radio show -- broadcast from Live Oak, Florida on WNER -- was Florida's largest and best known country music show. It was broadcast live three hours every Saturday night, with 30-minute versions syndicated across the Southeast. The show featured many North Florida and Southeast acts such as the Stanley Brothers. The concert in these images was held in 1984 as a celebration and reunion of the radio series, and included several local bluegrass bands. A second jamboree was held the follwing year (see S 1627, Box 5). Images include the Suwannee River Fire Band; The Dixie Jubilees; Big Timber Bluegrass; and Aubrey Fowler. There are also many copies of images from the 1950s radio show. For more images of the 1984 event, see S 1577, v. 27, slides S85-1311 - S85-1330.
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a_s2042_sfm_24 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program:Highlights of the 1962 Florida Folk Festival | Sound | Singers Musicians Radio Radio announcing Radio programs Folk singers Seminole Indians Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Advertising, Public service Choruses Polish Americans Choir singing Choirs (music) Performing arts Music performance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program:Highlights of the 1962 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1963
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (28 minutes) A selection of highlights from the 1962 Florida Folk festival; created to preview and advertise the 1963 festival. Includes a choir group identified only as "Polish Choir". These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_35 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version) | Sound | Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Universities and colleges Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Folk singers Folk festivals Students Beauty contests Girl Scouts Scouts and scouting Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (30-minute version)
- Date
- 1963-12
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (28 minutes). Excerpts from various events in 1963. There is also a 15-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_36 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version) | Sound | Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Universities and colleges Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Folk singers Folk festivals Students Beauty contests Girl Scouts Scouts and scouting Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Year-End Review (1963) (15-minute version)
- Date
- 1963-12
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (14:05 minutes). Excerpts from various events in 1963. There is also a 30-minute version. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_52 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Variety Music | Sound | Musicians Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choruses Folk festivals Choir singing Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Bands (Music) Singers Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Variety Music
- Date
- 1964-02
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (14:10 minutes). Excerpts form various folk festivals. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_65 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Tioga Waltz & Open Thy Lattice Love (30-minute version) | Sound | Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s2042_sfm_66 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Tioga Waltz (15-minute version) | Sound | Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Music performance Radio announcing Advertising, Public service Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Choruses Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Tioga Waltz (15-minute version)
- Date
- 1963-10
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (13:30 minutes). Story behind one of Foster's lesser known songs, Tioga Waltz. There is also a 30-minute version that also includes Ope Thy Lattice Love. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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a_s2042_sfm_39 | Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Story of Stephen Foster (15- and 30-minute versions) | Sound | Radio Documentaries Radio Radio programs, Public service Performing arts Composers Songs Life histories Advertising, Public service Music performance Radio announcing Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Folklore and history Biography | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Stephen Foster Memorial Radio Program: Story of Stephen Foster (15- and 30-minute versions)
- Date
- 1964-01
- Description
- One reel to reel recording (26:45 minutes and 15 minutes). Created for Stephen Foster Week (1/13-1/19), this program was about the life of songwriter Stephen Foster. These radio programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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