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North Florida folk music : history & traditionEntry/Object ID
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155 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
North Florida folk music : history & tradition by Ronald Johnson.
North Florida folk music history and tradition.
JAMM
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: Traces the roots of folk music on Florida's First Coast. North Florida's proud folk music heritage reaches back more than half a century. The region claims many talented artists and song writers, including Frank Thomas, Bob Patterson and Charlie Robertson, while hundreds of solo, duo and group performers regularly inspire audiences at local venues. The Stephen Foster State Park in White Springs is the home of the Florida Folk Festival, the longest continuous state-sponsored folk festival in the country, held every year on the banks of the Suwannee River. Author and folk musician Ron Johnson shares some of the stories and insights into the folk music of North Florida and those who define the tradition." -- Cover.
Contents: History. Florida "folk" music prior to 1800 : Spanish roots ; Stephen Foster ; A not so civil war ; Music, 1900 through World War II -- Traditions. Will McLean ; Gamble Rogers ; 'Cousin' Thelma Boltin and the Florida Folk Festival ; Paul Champion ; Bob Patterson ; Charlie Robertson ; Frank & Ann Thomas : the Cracker Cowman sound ; The Makley Family ; Don Grooms ; Dale Crider : environmental Florida folk ; The top 100 Florida folk songs of all time!; Statement of J. L. McMullen.
Jacksonville connections: Ribault and the French Huguenots settled Fort Caroline and taught the local Indians many of their hymns -- Earliest folk song written about Florida was composed by French -- The Battle of Olustee near Jacksonville was a common theme in Florida folk songs -- Jacksonville native Stetson Kennedy along with Zora Neale Hurston and Alton C. Morris recorded folk singers -- Folk singer Will McLean's tale of escaping from the Japanese in WW II -- Barnett Bank donated tons of marble stone to the Folk Festival in 1955 and a marble stage was created -- Paul Champion was a regular at the Malabar in Jacksonville -- Bob Patterson played at coffee houses and clubs in Jacksonville -- Bob Patterson wrote book titled Dorothy that included a young girl's adventures and the Great Fire of 1901 -- Charlie Robertson's song "The Ritz Cafe" was about a man who stood outside Morrison's Cafeteria, Charlie McRoy, and call out about waiting lines and the day's specials -- Frank Thomas story of his grand-granddaddy traveling to Jacksonville via horseback to catch a train -- Frank Thomas in Jacksonville age 16 forming a band but dad followed and gave him choice to farm or join military -- Frank met Stetson Kennedy through Gamble Rogers in Jacksonville -- Jay and Peggy Smith's home in Jacksonville is where Makley's auditioned for Florida Folk Festival -- Elroyce Makley, the matriarch, died at St. Vincent's on June 7th, 2003 -- Dale Crider appeared at Flamingo Lake RV Park in Jacksonville appearing weak and pale and received North Florida Folk Network Award -- Ray Lewis at Mudville Grill in Jacksonville and listen to Larry Mangnum.Collection
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Folk music -- Florida -- History and criticism., Folk musicians -- Florida., Thomas, Frank, 1943-2020., Patterson, Bob., Robertson, Charlie., Rogers, Gamble., Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864., McLean, Will, 1919-1990., Boltin, Thelma., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).Publication Details
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Johnson, Ronald, 1953-2014.Publisher
History PressPlace Published
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Charleston, SCCall No.
ML 3551.7 .F6 J54 2014ISBN
1626195803