Folk musician Will McLean playing in Florida.
Arts (Performing)
Music--Performance
Male musicians
Folk musicians
Plucked instrument players
Stringed instrument players
McLean, Will, 1919-1990.
Florida Artists Hall of Fame.
1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.
Biography 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 3700 songs, and was a national figure on the folk music scene. In 1989, McLean was honored with the Florida Folk Heritage Award. A fifth generation Floridian, he died of cancer in January 1990. He was posthumously inducted into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 1996.
Folk musician Will McLean playing in Florida. 1990 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/271872>, accessed 27 January 2022.
Folk musician Will McLean playing in Florida. 1990 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/271872>.