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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramPortrait of folk musician Will McLean.
Image Number
FP78447
Photographer
Boltin, "Cousin Thelma" (Thelma Ann), 1904-1992
Date
1978
Rights
Collection
Folklife collection
Series 1577, Box 16, FF69
Series 1577, Box 16, FF69
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Musical instruments
Stringed instruments
Plucked instruments
Guitar
Portraits--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville
Men--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Instrumentalists--Portraits
Guitarists--Portraits
Musicians--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Folk musicians--Portraits
Entertainers--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Stringed instruments
Plucked instruments
Guitar
Portraits--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville
Men--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Instrumentalists--Portraits
Guitarists--Portraits
Musicians--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Folk musicians--Portraits
Entertainers--Florida--Alachua County--Gainesville--Portraits
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 7 in.
Biographical Note
Singer-songwriter Will McLean was often called the 'Father of Florida Folk.' The Black Hat Troubadour, a nickname for the hat he usually wore, authored over 3500 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. A fifth generation Floridian, he died in 1990.
Portrait of folk musician Will McLean.
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