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Saturday performances at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 14)
Subject
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Guitar music
Singing
Stringband music
String bands
Old time music
Ethnicity, Seminole
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Singers
Guitarist
Musicians
Bands (Music)
Description
One reel to reel recording. Dudley and Boltin served as emcees. The 97th Regimental String Band played 19th century songs, and dressed in historical outfits. They consisted of Vgo (Phillip Terry), Rick Mock, and T. Maddog. Billie's performance concludes on T87-35. Also known as Chief Jim Billie, James Billie was elected chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 1979. It was during his chairmanship, which ended amidst controversy in 2001, that the Seminole peoples' five reservations began their profitable gambling operations. In addition to his administrative duties, the former alligator wrestler and Vietnam vet was also known for his original songs and traditional Seminole stories. He has released several albums.
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Date
1987-05-23
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Florida Folk Festival
Format
sound recordings
audiotape reels
Type
Sound
Identifier
a_s1576_t87-034
Series
S1576
Item ID
T87-34
Event Name
Florida Folk Festival
Florida Folk Festival (White Springs, Fla. : 1987)
Collector or Fieldworker
Florida Folklife Program
Tradition Bearer
97th Regimental String Band
Billie, Jim (James Edward), 1944-
Dudley, Bill
Boltin, "Cousin" Thelma Ann, 1904-1992
Ethnicity or Nationality
Seminole Indian
Native American
Title of Work
Wait for the Wagon (97th Regimental String Band)
Hard Crackers
Old Folks at Home (Way Down Upon the Suwannee River)