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Gospel steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent teaching his apprentice Elton Noble - Fort Pierce, Florida

Gospel steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent teaching his apprentice Elton Noble - Fort Pierce, Florida
Date
1994
Collection
Gospel steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent teaching his apprentice Elton Noble - Fort Pierce, Florida

Gospel steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent teaching his apprentice Elton Noble - Fort Pierce, Florida
Henry Nelson performing Amazing Grace

Henry Nelson performing Amazing Grace
Date
1993-09-05
Description
One audio cassette recording. For more of Nelson, see tape 3. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
Collection
Henry Nelson performing Amazing Grace

Henry Nelson performing Amazing Grace
Images of the 1995 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1995 Florida Folk Festival
Date
1995-05-26
Description
Two proof sheets with seventy-two black and white images, plus negatives. Images of the Florida Folk Heritage Awards (Sacred Steel guitar player Willie Eason and Everglades skiff Glen Simmons), the Folklife Area (Klezmer musician Bronsztein, gospel group the Versiteers, musician Walker, storyteller Llewellyn, bluegrass group Tru-Blu Grass, Greek-dance group the Dionysus Dancers, and the Colombian Folklore Group, the Dunedin Pipe Band, Seminole storyteller Jumper, Cuban conga dancer Los Rumberos Unidos, the Filipino Community Choir, an whip maker Curly Dekle), and the Amphitheater stage (Bronsztein, Nicaraguan-American Toro Huaco Dance Group, and old-time musician Culbreath.)
Collection
Images of the 1995 Florida Folk Festival

Images of the 1995 Florida Folk Festival
Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble

Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble
Date
1994
Description
Two proof sheets with 49 black and white images (plus negatives); eight color slides. Apprentice Noble agreed to learn from Ghent how to tune, play chords and melodies on the steel guitar, as well as learn the cultural background of "sacred steel" -- a form of African American gospel music performed on the steel guitar (aka the Hawaiian guitar). For more information, see S 1644, box 11, folder 24. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller, and then Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble

Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble
Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble

Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble
Date
1994
Description
39 color slides. Apprentice Noble agreed to learn from Ghent how to tune, play chords and melodies on the steel guitar, as well as learn the cultural background of
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Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble

Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton Noble
Interview with steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent and apprentice Elton Noble

Interview with steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent and apprentice Elton Noble
Date
1994-07-30
Description
Two audio cassettes. Apprentice Noble agreed to learn from Ghent how to tune, play chords and melodies on the steel guitar, as well as learn the cultural background of sacred steel.
Collection
Interview with steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent and apprentice Elton Noble

Interview with steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent and apprentice Elton Noble
Letter from Agnes D. McFaddin to the Eight Jailed Students, May 3, 1960

Letter from Agnes D. McFaddin to the Eight Jailed Students, May 3, 1960
Date
1960-05-03
Description
Letter of encouragement from Agnes McFaddin to student protestors at Leon County Jail relating her daughter's experience with protesting racial injustice within her masonic organization and also reporting on the Woolworth's boycott in San Francisco.
Collection
Letter from Agnes D. McFaddin to the Eight Jailed Students, May 3, 1960

Letter from Agnes D. McFaddin to the Eight Jailed Students, May 3, 1960
Master of the Sacred Steel album

Master of the Sacred Steel album
Date
1994-10-13
Description
One audio cassette recording. Master version of the Sacred Steel album, which was released in 1995 by the Florida Folklife Program. The album is divided into two sections: side 1 is instrumentals and concerts; side 2 are church services. For more information on musicians, recording locations, and production credits, see accompanying booklet, which can be found in S 2044, box 1, folder 22. The Sacred Steel Guitar Recording Project originated in 1992 when Florida Folklife Program folklorist Robert Stone discovered that several predominantly African American House of God churches (a sub-sect of the Pentecostal church) in the St. Petersburg area were using steel guitars in their religious services. The practice began by Willie and Troman Eason in the 1930s, and expanded upon by players such as Henry Nelson and Lorenzo Harrison. Realizing that this was a unique musical tradition, labeled Sacred Steel, the Florida Folklife Program to applied for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to conduct fieldwork and create a music album for public dispersal. The aim of the project was to increase public awareness of the gospel steel guitar tradition, as well as document it for future generations. Matched with state funds, the grant period originally ran from October 1993 through October 1994, but was extended for another year. In that time Stone, along with sound engineers William Dudley and Mike Stapleton, interviewed and recorded several steel guitarists in the St. Petersburg area. An album entitled Sacred Steel was released in 1995. It was then re-released through an agreement with Arhoolie Records in 1997.
Collection
Master of the Sacred Steel album

Master of the Sacred Steel album
Member of Sarasota Sacred Steel band - Fort Myers, Florida.

Member of Sarasota Sacred Steel band - Fort Myers, Florida.
Date
1999
Collection
Member of Sarasota Sacred Steel band - Fort Myers, Florida.

Member of Sarasota Sacred Steel band - Fort Myers, Florida.
Natasha Millhouse performs with Sarasota Sacred Steel - Fort Myers, Florida.

Natasha Millhouse performs with Sarasota Sacred Steel - Fort Myers, Florida.
Date
1999
Collection
Natasha Millhouse performs with Sarasota Sacred Steel - Fort Myers, Florida.

Natasha Millhouse performs with Sarasota Sacred Steel - Fort Myers, Florida.
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FA2625Gospel steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent teaching his apprentice Elton Noble - Fort Pierce, FloridaGospel music
African Americans--Music
Gospel (Black)
Religious music
Musical traditions, Sacred
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Teaching of folklore
Popular music
Songs
Electric guitar music
Musical instruments
Stringed instruments
Guitar
Electric guitar
African American guitarists
Instrumentalists
Gospel musicians
African American musicians--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce
African American entertainers--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce
African American men--Florida--Saint Lucie County--Fort Pierce
Mentoring in the arts
Apprentices
Electronic musical instruments		/fpc/folklife/fa2625.gif
a_s2044_02_tape11Henry Nelson performing Amazing GraceSoundGuitarist
Singers
Fieldwork
Steel guitars
Guitar music
Performing arts
Guitarists
Music performance
African Americans
Religious songs
Religious music
Gospel songs
Gospel musicians
Gospel (Black)
Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Churches
Religion
Christianity
Protestants
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Images of the 1995 Florida Folk FestivalImages of the 1995 Florida Folk FestivalStill ImageChoruses
Singers
Whip maker
Rodeo performers
Bands (Music)
Performers
Folklore revival festivals
Folk festivals
Music
Performing arts
String instruments
String bands
Arts, Nicaraguan
Musical instruments
Nicaraguan Americans
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Awards
African Americans
Conga (dance)
Storytelling
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Arts, Greek
Greek Americans
Bluegrass musicians
Boatbuilders
Dancers
Musicians
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton NobleImages of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton NobleStill ImageGuitarist
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Steel guitars
Guitarists
African Americans
String instruments
Musical tradition, sacred
Performing arts
Music performance
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton NobleImages of the steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent with apprentice Elton NobleStill ImageGuitarist
Fieldwork
Apprentices
Steel guitars
Guitarists
African Americans
String instruments
Musical tradition, sacred
Performing arts
Music performance
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1640_24_tape13Interview with steel guitarist Aubrey Ghent and apprentice Elton NobleSoundFieldwork
Apprentices
Steel guitars
Guitarists
African Americans
String instruments
Musical tradition, sacred
Performing arts
Music performance
Interviews
Personal experience narratives
Gospel music
Religious music
Guitar music
Guitarist
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
n2015-1_b001_f09_08Letter from Agnes D. McFaddin to the Eight Jailed Students, May 3, 1960TextCollege students--Political activity
Solidarity
Civil rights movements--Public opinion		/fmp/stephens_sisters/thumbnails/n2015-1_b001_f09_08.jpg
a_s2044_02_tape06Master of the Sacred Steel albumSoundGuitarist
Singers
Audiotape recordings
Steel guitars
Guitar music
Performing arts
Guitarists
Music performance
African Americans
Religious songs
Religious music
Gospel songs
Gospel musicians
Gospel (Black)
Religion
Churches
Christianity
Concerts
Community concerts
Protestants
Church services
Prayer
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
FS11795BMember of Sarasota Sacred Steel band - Fort Myers, Florida.Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, instate
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Singers
Entertainers--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Musicians--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Performing arts--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Bands (Music)
Festivals--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Musical groups--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers		/fpc/folklife/fs11795b.gif
FS11791Natasha Millhouse performs with Sarasota Sacred Steel - Fort Myers, Florida.Folklife and folklore projects
Projects, instate
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Singers
Entertainers--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Musicians--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Performing arts--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Bands (Music)
Musical groups--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Festivals--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers		/fpc/folklife/fs11791.gif