Title
Copy of the phonographic album: Florida Folk Festival -- the First 25 Years
Subject
Shape note singers
Musicians
Guitarist
Singers
Sound recordings
Music performance
African Americans
Czechoslovakian Americans
Tall tales
Guitar music
Gospel (Black)
Musical tradition, sacred
Shape note singing
Storytelling
Seminole Indians
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Storytellers
Description
One reel to reel recording. (Also copied onto audio cassette C83-98) A recording of the 25th anniversary album produced by the FFP staff in honor of the Florida Folk Festival, covering 1952 - 1977. Released in 1981, the album was culled from the recordings of the Florida Folk Festivals found in S 1576. See notes in S 1579, box 1, folder: 'T83-117 through T83-120' for which reels these selections were copied from.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Identifier
a_s1576_t83-135
Tradition Bearer
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Griffis, Lem (Lemuel), 1896-1968
Lockett, "Skipper" (Manning), 1900-1968
McLean, Will, 1919-1990
Holston, "Cush" (Arthur), 1878-1964
Tomlin, Annie Jones, 1898-1966
Skip Johns and the Travelers
Moore, Michael
Jones, "Bessie" (Mary Elizabeth), 1902-1984
Smith, Dan, 1911-1994
Billie, Josie, 1887-1980
Jennings Elementary School (Jennings, Fla.)
Beers-Burnstine, Evelyne Christine, 1925-2009
Beers, Bob (Robert Boyd), 1920-1972
Shape Note Singers
Tamaxin, Joe
Amigo Male Singers
Rogers, James Gamble, 1937-1991
American Czechoslovakia Choral Group