Music from the Florida Folklife Collection

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    From "Shove It Over," a WPA recording of a work song performed by Zora Neale Hurston, to "Orange Blossom Special," performed by Gamble Rogers and Will McLean, this playlist spans 50 years of Florida folk music.

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    Track Listing

    1. What Is Folklife? - Peggy Bulger
    Recorded August 18, 1982, by Landon Walker in White Springs
    (S1576, C83-58)

    2. Black Mountain Rag - White Springs FFA String Band
    Recorded May 5, 1956, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-45)

    3. Alma, Corazón y Vida - Franco Manolo, Hilda Gonzalez & Nelson Zuleto
    Recorded September 12, 1985, by Laurie K. Sommers in Miami
    (S1576, T86-76)

    4. Shove It Over - Zora Neale Hurston
    Recorded June 18, 1939, by Stetson Kennedy & Herbert Halbert in Jacksonville
    (S1576, T86-243)

    5. Orange Blossom Special - Gamble Rogers & Will McLean
    Recorded May 25, 1982, in White Springs
    (S1576, T83-31)

    6. Old Country Church - Marvin & Doris Lacy
    Recorded May 5, 1957, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-62)

    7. Something's Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson
    Recorded August 21, 1980, by Doris Dyen in Pensacola
    (S1576, T80-87)

    8. Welcome to Rainbow Springs - Captain Skipper Lockett
    Recorded May 4, 1956, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-41)

    9. La Viya - Rasta Samba Gynin
    Recorded August 8, 1985, by Laurie K. Sommers in Miami
    (S1576, T86-56)

    10. Understanding Folklife - John Marshall
    Recorded June 30, 1982, by Landon Walker in White Springs
    (S1576, C83-59)

    11. Camilia la Texana - Mariachi Jalisco
    Recorded September 4, 1986, by Nancy Nusz in Miami
    (S1576, T86-78)

    12. Arkansas Traveler - Archie Lee
    Recorded May 5, 1956, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-48)

    13. That Old Time Religion - Julia Dawson
    Recorded May 1, 1955, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T76-11)

    14. Just Got Married - Little Benny Cox & the Suwannee River Jamboree Boys
    Recorded May 3, 1955, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-36)

    15. Sissy in the Barn - Carver Elementary School
    Recorded May 6, 1954, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T76-1)

    16. Alligator Dance - Billy Bowlegs III
    Recorded May 8, 1954, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T76-6)

    17. I'm Going to Die with the Staff in My Hand - The Amigo Male Singers
    Recorded May 2, 1958, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    (S1576, T77-68)

    18. El Gavilán Cjaropo - Jesús Rodríguez
    Recorded August 21, 1985, by Laurie K. Sommers in Miami
    (S1576, T86-77)

    19. That's Alright - Johnny Brown
    Recorded May 10, 1978, by Brenda McCallum in St. Petersburg
    (S1576, T81-316)

    20. Which Way Did My Baby Go? - Moses Williams
    Recorded May 29, 1978, in White Springs
    (S1576, T80-36)

    21. Where Could I Go but to the Lord - Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven-Shape Note Singing Convention
    Recorded May 18, 1980, by Dwight DeVane in Crestview
    (S1576, T83-85)

    22. Devil's Dream - Mac Criswell, Lee Pankratz, Dixon Hook, Broward Barrs & Frank Noegel
    Recorded May 3, 1957, by Foster Barnes in White Springs
    ( S1576, T77-57)

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