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Blues musician Mary McClain at home

Blues musician Mary McClain at home
Date
1982 (circa)
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Blues musician Mary McClain at home

Blues musician Mary McClain at home
Blues musician Mary McClain at home

Blues musician Mary McClain at home
Date
1982 (circa)
Collection
Blues musician Mary McClain at home

Blues musician Mary McClain at home
Blues musician Mary McClain at home with her husband

Blues musician Mary McClain at home with her husband
Date
1982 (circa)
Collection
Blues musician Mary McClain at home with her husband

Blues musician Mary McClain at home with her husband
Blues singer Mary McClain

Blues singer Mary McClain
Date
Description
Two proof sheets with thirty-seven black and white images. P82-406: 1-3: Old photographs of McLain's mother; 4: Bessie Smith; 5: old photograph of McLain; 6: unidentified; 7:-20: Images of Bulger interviewing McLain. P82-407: 1-5: Images of the casts of various stage shows; 6-7: William Earl, King of the Minstrel, in blackface; 8-16: Mary McLain, c. 1940s.
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Blues singer Mary McClain

Blues singer Mary McClain
Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1985-05-24
Description
Six color slides.
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Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival
Blues singer Mary McClain at her home

Blues singer Mary McClain at her home
Date
1982
Description
Eight color slides. Includes images of McClain at her home and with her husband, and also images of her old photographs. 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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Blues singer Mary McClain at her home

Blues singer Mary McClain at her home
Blues singer Mary McClain on The Today Show

Blues singer Mary McClain on The Today Show
Date
1984-01-17
Description
One video recording (3/4 tape; 4 minutes) Recorded off of television by Charles Steadham (of Blade Agency, Gainesville). Because of copyright concerns, no duplicates will be made.
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Blues singer Mary McClain on The Today Show

Blues singer Mary McClain on The Today Show
Blues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1984-05-27
Description
Eight 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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Blues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk Festival

Blues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk Festival
Cracker Trio Part Four

Cracker Trio Part Four
Date
1995
Description
In this raw footage interview, blues singer Diamond Teeth Mary McClain describes her professional music career from 1937-present.
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Cracker Trio Part Four

Cracker Trio Part Four
Cracker Trio Part Three

Cracker Trio Part Three
Date
1995
Description
This video includes raw footage interviews with Tommy Walton, Blind Willie James and Diamond Teeth Mary McClain. Walton discusses being a classic blues performer and making a living as a musician. James speaks of growing up in Florida, learning piano and attending the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind. McClain describes her childhood and how she started singing in 1937. Shots include interior and exterior shots of buildings at Cracker Country in Tampa.
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Cracker Trio Part Three

Cracker Trio Part Three
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FS8214Blues musician Mary McClain at homeEthnicity, African American
African American women
Women pianists
Blues musicians
Musicians
African American musicians
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FS8217Blues musician Mary McClain at homeEthnicity, African American
Craft
African American women
Pianists
Blues musicians
Musicians
Dwellings
African American singers
African American musicians
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FS8219Blues musician Mary McClain at home with her husbandEthnicity, African American
Craft
African American women
African American aged men
Pianists
Blues musicians
Musicians
Dwellings
African American singers
African American musicians
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Blues singer Mary McClainBlues singer Mary McClainStill ImageBlues (Music)
African Americans
Performers
Performing arts
Acting
Actors
Minstrel shows
Blackface entertainers
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Blues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk FestivalBlues singer Mary McClain and Willie James performing at the 1985 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageMusical groups
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Performing arts
Performers
Music performance
African Americans
Gospel (Black)
Musical instruments
Gospel musicians
Gospel music
Singing
Pianists
Blues (Music)
Piano music (Blues)
Blues singers
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Blues singer Mary McClain at her homeBlues singer Mary McClain at her homeStill ImageDwellings
African Americans
Singers
Performers
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Blues singer Mary McClain on The Today ShowBlues singer Mary McClain on The Today ShowMoving ImageSingers
Blues singers
Television
Blues (Music)
Music performance
Television broadcasting of news
Performing arts
Interviewing on television
Video recording
African Americans
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Blues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk FestivalBlues singer Mary McClain posing for photographs at 1984 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageAfrican Americans
Folk festivals
Women
Folklore revival festivals
Blues singers
Singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Cracker Trio Part FourCracker Trio Part FourBlues musicians
Singers
Interviews
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Cracker Trio Part ThreeCracker Trio Part ThreeBlues musicians/fpc/memory/omeka_images/video/thumbnails90px/Cracker Trio Part Three.jpg