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Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Image Number

FA3507

Photographer

Holland, Karl E., 1919-1993.

Date

1970

Rights

Collection

Folklife collection
Series S1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992: Grady Thompson and The Good Guys, 1971, Box 1, F26

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)
Hamilton County (Fla.)

Subject Term

Personal Subjects

Thompson, Chris
Thompson, Grady

Corporate Subject

Florida Folklife Program.

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

General Note

Grady Thompson is on violin. His son Chris is on banjo.

Florida News Bureau, Department of Commerce photo.

Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Songs, Bluegrass

Musical traditions, Anglo-American

Musical traditions

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Stringband

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Musical instruments

Stringed instruments

Instrumentalists

Old-time music

Bluegrass music

Music--Performance

String bands

Bands (Music)

Musical groups--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Bluegrass musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk music groups

Creator

Holland, Karl E., 1919-1993.

Date

1970

Identifier

FA3507

Image URL

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Thumbnail

/fpc/folklife/fa3507.gif

Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

b&w

Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series S1578, Publicity photographs and files for the Florida Folk Festivals, Incl dates 1954-1992: Grady Thompson and The Good Guys, 1971, Box 1, F26

Shelf Number

Shelf number: S1578B1FF26.

General Note

Grady Thompson is on violin. His son Chris is on banjo.

Florida News Bureau, Department of Commerce photo.

Subject - Person

Thompson, Grady

Thompson, Chris

Subject - Meeting

Grady Thompson and The Good Guys, Musical group

Florida Folk Festival (18th : 1970)

Subject - Corporate

Florida Folklife Program.

Collection ID

Chicago Manual of Style

Holland, Karl E., 1919-1993. Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1970. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109395>, accessed 12 June 2026.

MLA

Holland, Karl E., 1919-1993. Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1970. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109395>

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(State Archives of Florida/Holland)

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Grady Thompson and The Good Guys performing at the 1970 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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