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How Long - Mary McClain and Willie James
Recorded: May 23, 1992 by Jimmy Atkins [Florida Folklife Program]
1992 Florida Folk Festival
White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape T92-32)

Known by many as “Diamond Teeth Mary” for the jewels she placed in her teeth in the 1940s, McClain was a popular blues performer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is accompanied here by pianist Willie James.

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2. Something’s Got a Hold of Me - Ida Goodson
Recorded: August, 21 1980 by Doris Dyen [Florida Folklife Program]
West Florida Folklife Survey, Pensacola, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-87)
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3. That’s Alright - Johnny Brown
Recorded: May, 10 1978 by Brenda McCallum, [Florida Folklife Program]
North Florida Folklife Project, St. Petersburg, Florida
(S 1576, reel T81-316)
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4. Which Way Did My Baby Go - Moses Williams
Recorded: May, 29 1978 by the Florida Folklife Program
1978 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T80-36)
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5. Give A Poor Dog A Bone - Mary Smith McLain
With Willie James and friends.
Recorded: May, 28 1993 by the Florida Folklife Program
1993 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, tape D93-6)
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One Dime Blues - Etta Baker
Recorded: May, 28 1994 by the Florida Folklife Program
1994 Florida Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida  
(S 1576, tape D94-28)

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Kind Hearted Woman - Johnny Shines
Recorded: April, 16 1977 by the Florida Folklife Program
Portable Folk Festival, White Springs, Florida
(S 1576, reel T77-277)

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