Donna Green-Townsend
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(Raw Interviews from 1985 and 1987 featured below) (all photos courtesy of Margaret Longhill and the Will McLean Foundation) In November of 1985 Will McLean showed up at my office at WUFT-FM on the University of Florida campus. McLean, known to many as the “Black Hat Troubadour” penned hundreds of songs, stories and poems … Continue reading Will McLean Archival Audio Interviews from 1985 and 1987 (never before published)
Frog Blog Update: Listen to the latest frog sounds from a swamp after the heavy rain on St. Patrick’s Day: “My frog blog”… So I start this blog paragraph by saying first, that it’s not easy for me to step out of my comfort zone to talk about myself. For four decades as a journalist … Continue reading Feeling ‘One With Nature’ In Cross Creek Update
(For bookings or to contact Lee send an email to dltownsend3@gmail.com or call 352-672-7574) The following YouTube Videos are from some of Lee Townsend’s various bluegrass performances around North Central Florida. (Read about Lee’s musical story and see pictures of Lee below the You Tube videos) Jessie and Lee Townsend Lee and Jessie … Continue reading Getting To Know Musician Lee Townsend
Swamp blues guitarist Walter Parks to perform with Florida’s Sam Pacetti on Sunday at the historic Thomas Center Veteran blues guitarist Walter Parks who built an international career as the lead guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens will bring his unique style to the historic Thomas Center in Gainesville Sunday night, March 2nd in Gainesville. Parks … Continue reading Guitarists Walter Parks and Sam Pacetti to perform Sunday in Gainesville
Family, friends and fellow colleagues from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office gathered at the E.T. York Hospice chapel to celebrate the life of Lt. Curtis W. O’Quinn on Friday (Feb. 28th, 2014). O’Quinn, of Cross Creek, passed away February 20, 2014. Curtis was born on March 27, 1951 and was raised most of his life in … Continue reading Remembering Lt. Curtis W. O’Quinn
Here are the winner, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers of the 2014 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest: Here’s a look back at the top 3 winners of the 2014 Will McLean Best New Florida Song Contest along with video clips of them performing their winning song on the main stage at the 2014 … Continue reading 2014 Will McLean Song Contest Winner and Finishers
Thousands traveled to Washington D.C. last August to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream Speech.” But before King ever made that speech on August 28th, 1963, Floridian Harry T. Moore was doing groundbreaking work in the state registering African American voters. Moore also … Continue reading Florida’s Harry T. Moore: His Legacy and Fight For Equality
UPDATE: Investigators with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and family members of missing Tiffany Sessions are hoping the public can help finally solve the 25 year old cold case . At a morning press conference, new details were revealed about the man law enforcement authorities believe may be responsible for Tiffany’s disappearance when she went for … Continue reading New Evidence Revealed In 25 Year old Case of Missing Tiffany Sessions
Lifelong resident of Cross Creek, 79 year old Berney Lee Bass died on January 23rd at his home after a long illness. He was the son of the late Charles Berney and Theresa Bass of Cross Creek. Berney Lee worked as an electrician, working for many years for All Florida Electric, before his semi-retirement in … Continue reading Remembering Berney Lee Bass From Cross Creek
Many sports writers across the country are describing Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks as one of the best NFL matchups in history as it will pit the league’s best offense against the best defense. Sunday’s matchup takes place in the outdoor MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and is … Continue reading Editorial: Super Bowl Ironies