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Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1967 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Hugh "Hughie" Edward Thomasson, Jr., The Outlaws peaked in popularity in the mid-to-late 1970s, with hits such as "Green Grass and High Tides," "There Goes Another Love Song," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Known by fans as "The Florida Guitar Army," the band's three-part harmonies distinguished them from their Southern rock contemporaries. The band experienced more personnel changes than most musical groups, with at least 45 different members between 1967 and 2015.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/tb_outlaws_450.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/bde9b63600303be12e951bb679bad334.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1967 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Hugh "Hughie" Edward Thomasson, Jr., The Outlaws peaked in popularity in the mid-to-late 1970s, with hits such as "Green Grass and High Tides," "There Goes Another Love Song," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Known by fans as "The Florida Guitar Army," the band's three-part harmonies distinguished them from their Southern rock contemporaries. The band experienced more personnel changes than most musical groups, with at least 45 different members between 1967 and 2015.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/the-outlaws.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/the_outlaws.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1967 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Hugh "Hughie" Edward Thomasson, Jr., The Outlaws peaked in popularity in the mid-to-late 1970s, with hits such as "Green Grass and High Tides," "There Goes Another Love Song," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Known by fans as "The Florida Guitar Army," the band's three-part harmonies distinguished them from their Southern rock contemporaries. The band experienced more personnel changes than most musical groups, with at least 45 different members between 1967 and 2015.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/The%20Outlaws2.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1967 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Hugh "Hughie" Edward Thomasson, Jr., The Outlaws peaked in popularity in the mid-to-late 1970s, with hits such as "Green Grass and High Tides," "There Goes Another Love Song," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Known by fans as "The Florida Guitar Army," the band's three-part harmonies distinguished them from their Southern rock contemporaries. The band experienced more personnel changes than most musical groups, with at least 45 different members between 1967 and 2015.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/EARLY%20OUTLAWS.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1967 by guitarist and lead vocalist, Hugh "Hughie" Edward Thomasson, Jr., The Outlaws peaked in popularity in the mid-to-late 1970s, with hits such as "Green Grass and High Tides," "There Goes Another Love Song," and "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky." Known by fans as "The Florida Guitar Army," the band's three-part harmonies distinguished them from their Southern rock contemporaries. The band experienced more personnel changes than most musical groups, with at least 45 different members between 1967 and 2015.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Auto%27s.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/The%20Outlaws.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%20logo.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Infinity's End was the first of several bands that Bollea, popularly known as Hulk Hogan, performed with during the late 1960s and early 1970s in Tampa, Florida. Bollea was in ninth grade when he formed the group, and they quickly began performing at weekend parties. Their manager was the father of keyboard player, Gary, and their costume designer was Gary's mother. The band consisted of two guitar players, a drummer, a bassist, and a keyboardist, and performed classic rock hits of the day, such as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly and various songs by Steppenwolf. After Infinity's End, Bollea performed with the bands Koko and Ruckus, before going on to a career in professional wrestling.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%201970.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%20circa%201970.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%2068%20or%2069.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Infinity's End was the first of several bands that Bollea, popularly known as Hulk Hogan, performed with during the late 1960s and early 1970s in Tampa, Florida. Bollea was in ninth grade when he formed the group, and they quickly began performing at weekend parties. Their manager was the father of keyboard player, Gary, and their costume designer was Gary's mother. The band consisted of two guitar players, a drummer, a bassist, and a keyboardist, and performed classic rock hits of the day, such as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly and various songs by Steppenwolf. After Infinity's End, Bollea performed with the bands Koko and Ruckus, before going on to a career in professional wrestling.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%2012-30-69.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/IE%20december%2030%201969.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Infinity's End was the first of several bands that Bollea, popularly known as Hulk Hogan, performed with during the late 1960s and early 1970s in Tampa, Florida. Bollea was in ninth grade when he formed the group, and they quickly began performing at weekend parties. Their manager was the father of keyboard player, Gary, and their costume designer was Gary's mother. The band consisted of two guitar players, a drummer, a bassist, and a keyboardist, and performed classic rock hits of the day, such as "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly and various songs by Steppenwolf. After Infinity's End, Bollea performed with the bands Koko and Ruckus, before going on to a career in professional wrestling.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Infinity%27s%20End%20%28circa%201969%29.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/207294_1020968211087_5843621_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Tempests.JPG.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/tempests%20ad%20-%201966.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/promo%20ad%20-%201960%27s.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Surfers%20Club%20-%201966.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Tempests%20-%201964.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tempests were formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963, when the members were just 12 and 13 years old. The original members included Doug Palmer (rhythm guitar), Bobby Allen (drums), Bill Hickman (bass guitar), Tommy Angarano (vocals), and Charlie Bailey (lead guitar). Hickman was later replaced with Buddy Peterson and Palmer was replaced with Mike Hammer, enhancing the group's ability to play songs with harmony. Due to the popularity of The Beatles, harmony-driven bands dominated the radio. The new additions proved a success, as the group won the Battle of the Bands at the Electric Zoo and recorded their first record, "I Want You Only," with "I Want You to Know" as the B-side. Allen was later replaced with Brad Myers on drums, and Bailey with Roy Delese on keyboard. The band opened for many national groups, such as The Dave Clark Five, The Shangri-Las, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tommy James and the Shondells, Blues Magoos, The Doors, The McCoys, the Mindbenders, The Allman Brothers Band, and Three Dog Night.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/National%20Guard%20Armory%20-%201966.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/National%20Guard%20Armory%20-%201966b.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/National%20Guard%20Armory%20-%201966c.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/National%20Guard%20Armory%20-%201966d.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Tampa Times describing the victory of The Tropics, a Tampa-based band, at the International Battle of the Bands. The headline reads, "Tropics Win International Prize," and was written by Nancy Trice and Carole Newman. According to the article, The Tropics played "I'm a Man," "Misirloo," and "Black-Jacket Woman." The band one new equipment from Ludwig Drum Company, recognition as the house band for WLS Radio for one year, and the opportunity to perform with The Mamas and The Papas in Chicago on August 20th.

The Tropics, also known as "The Bitchin' Red Band" when performing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, were founded in 1964 in Tampa, Florida, consisting of Buddy Pendergrass on guitar and keyboard, Eric Turner on guitar and vocals, Mel Dryer on lead vocals, Bobby Shea on drums, and Charlie Souza on bass guitar and vocals. They were performing around the state and the Southeastern United States by the summer of 1965, opening for popular acts such as The Who, The Young Rascals, and Herman's Hermits. The band won the 1966 International Battle of the Bands at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, taking first place over 441 bands, including future successful acts like Tommy James and the Shondells and Chicago. This won the group a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they recorded the single, "Take the Time," which was played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> The Tampa Times, August 10, 1966: Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> The Tampa Times]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> The Tampa Times, August 10, 1966. http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_215142242836_215085887836_4171128_3418623_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tropics, also known as "The Bitchin' Red Band" when performing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, were founded in 1964 in Tampa, Florida, consisting of Buddy Pendergrass on guitar and keyboard, Eric Turner on guitar and vocals, Mel Dryer on lead vocals, Bobby Shea on drums, and Charlie Souza on bass guitar and vocals. They were performing around the state and the Southeastern United States by the summer of 1965, opening for popular acts such as The Who, The Young Rascals, and Herman's Hermits. The band won the 1966 International Battle of the Bands at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, taking first place over 441 bands, including future successful acts like Tommy James and the Shondells and Chicago. This won the group a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they recorded the single, "Take the Time," which was played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_218662622836_215085887836_4195577_2735513_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Tampa Times on January 4, 1968, describing a concert with the bands The Tropics and The Rascals. In this photograph, a large banner hangs from the upper level that reads, "WORLD TEENAGE SHOW 1966 TOP CHAMPIONS," and "INTERNATIONAL BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNERS."

The Tropics, also known as "The Bitchin' Red Band" when performing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, were founded in 1964 in Tampa, Florida, consisting of Buddy Pendergrass on guitar and keyboard, Eric Turner on guitar and vocals, Mel Dryer on lead vocals, Bobby Shea on drums, and Charlie Souza on bass guitar and vocals. They were performing around the state and the Southeastern United States by the summer of 1965, opening for popular acts such as The Who, The Young Rascals, and Herman's Hermits. The band won the 1966 International Battle of the Bands at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, taking first place over 441 bands, including future successful acts like Tommy James and the Shondells and Chicago. This won the group a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they recorded the single, "Take the Time," which was played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> The Tampa Times, January 4, 1968: Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> The Tampa Times]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_215140827836_215085887836_4171118_2836496_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tropics, also known as "The Bitchin' Red Band" when performing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, were founded in 1964 in Tampa, Florida, consisting of Buddy Pendergrass on guitar and keyboard, Eric Turner on guitar and vocals, Mel Dryer on lead vocals, Bobby Shea on drums, and Charlie Souza on bass guitar and vocals. They were performing around the state and the Southeastern United States by the summer of 1965, opening for popular acts such as The Who, The Young Rascals, and Herman's Hermits. The band won the 1966 International Battle of the Bands at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, taking first place over 441 bands, including future successful acts like Tommy James and the Shondells and Chicago. This won the group a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they recorded the single, "Take the Time," which was played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_215138837836_840642_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/The%20Tropics4.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/The%20Tropics.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/17467_296462922836_215085887836_4703232_1048287_n.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/17467_296462927836_215085887836_4703233_2921998_n.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/17467_296462937836_215085887836_4703234_8018536_n.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/17467_296462957836_215085887836_4703236_6490552_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
The Tropics, also known as "The Bitchin' Red Band" when performing on the Pier in Cocoa Beach, were founded in 1964 in Tampa, Florida, consisting of Buddy Pendergrass on guitar and keyboard, Eric Turner on guitar and vocals, Mel Dryer on lead vocals, Bobby Shea on drums, and Charlie Souza on bass guitar and vocals. They were performing around the state and the Southeastern United States by the summer of 1965, opening for popular acts such as The Who, The Young Rascals, and Herman's Hermits. The band won the 1966 International Battle of the Bands at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, taking first place over 441 bands, including future successful acts like Tommy James and the Shondells and Chicago. This won the group a recording contract with Columbia Records, where they recorded the single, "Take the Time," which was played on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_215746717836_215085887836_4175124_7881811_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/The%20Tropics3.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> American Bandstand, and topped the local charts. Pendergrass and Shea would later form the glam rock band, White Witch, in 1971.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/15743_218659867836_215085887836_4195556_2936354_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/onderdenaald_whitewitch_1972_band.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/Wheader-450x450.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/47884907696f071073b63db922dc6a14.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1971, White Witch was a glam, psychedelic, hard rock band that recorded two albums with Capricorn Records in the early 1970s. Pendergrass and Shea had once belonged to the popular Tampa area rock band, The Tropics, in the mid to late 1960s. Their name was a paean to "white magic," contrary to the "black magic" of groups such as Black Sabbath. The band would announce before their shows, "To bring good where there once was evil, to bring love where there once was hate, to bring wisdom where there once was ignorance—this is the power of White Witch." They toured to support their two records, opening for such established acts as Alice Cooper, Grand Funk Railroad, and Billy Preston. The group was inducted into the Florida Musicians Hall of Fame's Florida Music Honor Roll.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/10411087_816701458372528_5541827826245837596_n.jpg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
"Diamond Teeth" Mary moved to Bradenton, Florida, in 1960, where she began performing gospel music, rather than secular blues, and remained there until her death in April 2000. She was given national exposure in the late 1970s, when Steven Zeitlin of the Smithsonian Institution tracked her down and convinced her to perform at the American Folklife Festival. She performed for President Ronald Reagan at the White House in 1980, appeared in an off-Broadway production in 1981, became one of the first recipients of the Florida Folk Heritage Award in 1986, recorded her first album, If I Can't Sell It, I'm Gonna Sit On It, in 1993, and continued to perform at blues festivals in the United States and Europe until her death at age 97. A play about her life premiered at the Florida Folk Festival in 2000.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/34564.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/DiamondTeethMary.jpg.]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/35464352.jpeg.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Blues Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/buckwheat-bus_card.jpg.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/buckwheat-dwight_saunders.jpg.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for 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Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/buckwheat-danny_richard.jpg.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/buckwheat-danny1.jpg.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society]]> http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/resources/buckwheat-richard.jpg.]]> Buckwheat, Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.]]> Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> 0:03:25 Grant writing and rehabilitation for the Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies
0:07:21 Other historic preservation projects
0:09:18 How Seminole County has changed over time
0:12:45 Impact of Walt Disney World Resort
0:15:42 Father’s experience in the Navy
0:17:57 Closing remarks]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:01:55 Student Museum and Center for the Social Studies
0:05:00 Typical day at the museum
0:07:22 Teaching techniques
0:11:32 How the museum has changed over time
0:13:46 Teaching in a museum versus teaching in a classroom
0:15:30 Native American Exhibit: Life in an Ancient Timucuan Village
0:17:47 Pioneer Exhibit: Before the Settlement of Sanford
0:19:40 Memorable moments
0:21:50 UCF Public History Center
0:25:23 Lemonade Lectures at DeBary Hall
0:27:19 Closing remarks]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:00:48 Student Museum Collections Manager
0:02:47 Museum visitors
0:03:50 How the museum has changed over time
0:06:23 Exhibits
0:12:29 How the museum has impacted visitors
0:15:23 How the community has impacted the museum
0:16:34 How the museum has impacted Muse’s life
0:19:14 Most memorable visitor
0:20:54 History Harvest and future projects
0:23:00 Closing remarks]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> Goldsboro Museum, in Goldsboro, Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:00:60 Life after graduation
0:01:58 Crooms Academy Alumni Exhibit: Triumph Through Adversity
0:06:34 Alumni events
0:07:24 Future of the exhibit and memorable moments
0:10:19 Connecting the exhibit with other museums
0:14:57 Sanford
0:17:00 Crooms and school segregation
0:21:34 Other museums in Sanford
0:22:55 Teaching history
0:25:19 Integration and the Civil Rights Movement
0:28:59 Motivation for working with the exhibit
0:30:01 Local ice house and family history
0:33:08 Closing remarks]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:01:27 Sanford Grammar School
0:05:17 Teachers and school activities
0:11:28 Layout of the school
0:12:54 School clubs, sports, and extracurricular activities
0:15:02 Memories with siblings and classmates
0:18:15 Career
0:21:38 May Day
0:22:50 High school and physical education
0:27:54 Pig'n'Whistle
0:30:3 Keeping in touch with classmates
0:32:47 School memories
0:37:01 World War II
0:39:50 Closing remarks]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> UCF News at the University of Central Florida's News and Information Office. Kruckemyer moved from Orlando to Sanford in 2004, following a series of hurricanes. He worked as a publisher for The Sanford Herald for three years and as an editor for The Orlando Sentinel for 33 years. This interview was conducted by Megan Kaczmarek at Kruckemyer's office at the University of Central Florida on October 31, 2012. Within the oral history, Kruckemyer discusses his involvement with the UCF Public History Center, located at 301 West Seventh Street in Sanford, Florida.]]> 0:02:30 Restoration of the school bell
0:07:10 Life in Sanford and working for The Sanford Herald and The Orlando Sentinel
0:11:02 Closing remarks]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:03:42 Student Museum
0:10:20 Garden maintenance
0:16:32 Being a docent
0:28:01 Favorite stories
0:29:50 RECORDING CUTS OFF
0:29:50 Favorite stories
0:33:30 Closing remarks]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:01:01 Involvement with the Student Museum
0:03:52 Influence on the community
0:06:02 Accomplishments
0:09:23 Favorite stories
0:13:51 Field trips and student behavior
0:15:43 Role of the UCF Public History Center
0:18:03 Favorite room
0:19:43 Advice for volunteers and future of the museum
0:23:19 Hands-on learning, students, and other purposes]]> ]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> 0:00:35 Migrating to Sanford
0:01:32 Swimming lessons
0:04:25 Students
0:08:28 Swimming poem
0:09:40 Teaching locations
0:12:10 Teaching methods
0:17:00 Water safety
0:23:00 Staying in touch with students
0:24:38 Memories and accomplishments
0:29:39 Breaking the color barrier]]> Student Museum and UCF Public History Center Collection, Sanford Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player.]]> Java.]]> Adobe Acrobat Reader]]> RICHES for educational purposes only.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
On July 8, 1921, James filed a homestead for 160 acres for his growing family at The Woods. Following a hurricane devastated Miami on September 11, 1926, the James family opened their property to Floridians left homeless in the aftermath. These refugees became the first settlers of the Jamestown and included Bob and Flossie Wells, George and Nettie Davis, and Morris J. "Preacher" and Margaret Williams, the Nails, the Olivers, the Perrys, the Bryants, the Evans, the Brannons, the Walkers, and the Ryans. James is the only African American to have a Central Florida town named after him.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts is considered one of the most influential guitar players of the 20th century. He was born in West Palm Beach, raised in Bradenton, and has lived in Sarasota for most of his life. Beginning at age 16, he began performing in a series of rock bands on the Florida circuit. A founding member of the Allman Brothers Band in 1969, Betts matched bandleader Duane Allman lick for lick on electric guitar, writing many of their songs. The guitar duo introduced melodic twin guitar harmony and counterpoint, redefining the traditional rhythm/lead roles of rock guitarists. When Allman died in a motorcycle accident in 1971, Betts and Duane’s brother, Gregg Allman, shared leadership of the band, with Betts becoming the sole guitar player and taking a larger role in writing and singing. Betts wrote and sang on the group’s biggest hit, "Ramblin’ Man" in 1973

Betts recorded his first solo album in 1974, and when the band split up in 1976, he formed Dickey Betts & Great Southern. He rejoined the Allman Brothers Band when they reformed in 1978.The band split up again for several years during the 1980s, reformed again in 1989, and Betts remained with them until he was suspended for substance abuse problems in 2000. He reformed Great Southern that year, adding his son, Duane Betts, on guitar. Along with the Allman Brothers Band, Betts was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000ax_QozXAnSg/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000vh2M_YSRX1w/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000Qdud6VMKEyU/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000wRDx4FIsFfw/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I00006M.HvA2EXsM/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I00009rpZ5NxQRV8/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000VSQD9kg0sfA/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000FApIE8cOrW0/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-02-24-DICKEY-BETTS-GREAT-SOUTHERN-SPEICAL-GUESTS/G00003hCJm94WJ2k/I0000ZO8CCkujD6s/C0000N3GwcxUcDDU.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> Alicia Lyman.]]> Alicia Lyman and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Orlando in 1998, funkUs earned a reputation as a band with a unique blend of eclectic musical genres, following in the footsteps of jam bands such as the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band, and Phish, by combining elements of rock, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and funk. The band’s live performances incorporate an improvisational structure with groove-heavy rhythms. Their albums include flavor (2001); strobe light (2002); free (2005), which features Tom Constanten, a former keyboard player for the Grateful Dead; got problems (2009); funkUs meets the Curious Circus (2009); and coconut monkey (2012). Regularly performing throughout Florida, the band has appeared at premier music festivals, including the Purple Hatter's Ball in 2013, Bear Creek Music Festival in 2009 and 2011, Orange Blossom Jamboree in 2010 and 2011, Jambando in the Park in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and many others. They have shared stages with notable bands such as Galactic, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Victor Wooten, Steve Kimock Band, Zach Deputy, and Consider the Source. The lineup is ever-changing, based around its core members: Adam Freeman on drums and percussion, Alex Ceserani on bass and vocals, Bill Bairley on keyboard and vocals, and Dave Mann on guitar and vocals.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-01-16-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-Orlando-FL/G0000F75eYCWhCVY/I0000sTvtoceq7FM/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-01-16-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-Orlando-FL/G0000F75eYCWhCVY/I0000IN78g_a9elM/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-01-16-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-Orlando-FL/G0000F75eYCWhCVY/I0000Z5fghjKIE24/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-01-16-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-Orlando-FL/G0000F75eYCWhCVY/I0000eO7V.BRq_j8/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2013-01-16-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-Orlando-FL/G0000F75eYCWhCVY/I0000I.ooMyq1YQ8/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Alicia Lyman.]]> Alicia Lyman and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Formed in Orlando in 1998, funkUs earned a reputation as a band with a unique blend of eclectic musical genres, following in the footsteps of jam bands such as the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band, and Phish, by combining elements of rock, blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and funk. The band’s live performances incorporate an improvisational structure with groove-heavy rhythms. Their albums include flavor (2001); strobe light (2002); free (2005), which features Tom Constanten, a former keyboard player for the Grateful Dead; got problems (2009); funkUs meets the Curious Circus (2009); and coconut monkey (2012). Regularly performing throughout Florida, the band has appeared at premier music festivals, including the Purple Hatter's Ball in 2013, Bear Creek Music Festival in 2009 and 2011, Orange Blossom Jamboree in 2010 and 2011, Jambando in the Park in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and many others. They have shared stages with notable bands such as Galactic, Soulive, Dumpstaphunk, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Victor Wooten, Steve Kimock Band, Zach Deputy, and Consider the Source. The lineup is ever-changing, based around its core members: Adam Freeman on drums and percussion, Alex Ceserani on bass and vocals, Bill Bairley on keyboard and vocals, and Dave Mann on guitar and vocals.

A leading figure in the Orlando music scene, the band is also responsible for organizing Jambando, a musical concert series designed to showcase and stimulate Orlando's burgeoning jam band scene. Beginning in 2003 as an idea for the Orlando Fringe Festival, the concept was further developed through an ongoing concert series at Hard Rock Live, and has since made its current homes at The Plaza Theatre in Downtown Orlando's Milk District and The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak. Each concert is created through a collective of musicians and volunteers in a united and conscious effort to establish a musical brand for multi-genre Central Florida music.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2012-04-28-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-JAMBANDO-Orlando-FL/G0000xDQReyYIRsg/I0000Ig9Uv5r8z7M/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> http://alicialyman.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/2012-04-28-FUNKUS-THE-PLAZA-LIVE-JAMBANDO-Orlando-FL/G0000xDQReyYIRsg/I000012K8zQt_Pcw/C00004bs5i3cZxfk.]]> Archive: Concerts Archive, Alicia Lyman.]]> Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Alicia Lyman.]]> Alicia Lyman and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Oviedo Historical Society, Oviedo, Florida.]]> Oviedo Historical Society Collection, Oviedo Collection, Seminole County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Oviedo Historical Society in 2015.]]> Oviedo Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Episode 50 features a discussion of vernacular exhibits throughout Central Florida, including those at Gateway to India, Chuan Lu Garden, . This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Tammy S. Gordon of the North Carolina State University, Drs. Deepa Nair, Hong Zhang, and Fon Gordon of the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Katherine McFarland Bruce of Wake Forest University.]]> https://youtu.be/LaEksy9Pb90.]]> RICHES]]> Asia Trend Magazine]]> Orlando Come Out With Pride]]> Internet Archive]]> Harris Mattei Photography]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 49 features a discussion of La Garita. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Gary R. Mormino of the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Luis Martínez-Fernández of the University of Central Florida, and Harry Pecunia of the Asociación Borinqueña de la Florida Central.]]> https://youtu.be/EduFzw7pC1E.]]> RICHES]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 48 features a discussion of several artifacts of communication technology: a post office box from the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, a telegraph from the New Smyrna Museum of History, a telephone from the Telephone Museum, a computer from the Museum of Seminole County History. This podcast also includes interviews with Nancy Pope of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and Richard R. John of Columbia University.]]> https://youtu.be/vrrYHVLV7qM.]]> RICHES]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Library of Congress]]> Internet Archive]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 47 features a discussion of the spacesuit worn by astronaut John Watts Young, which is now housed at the Orange County Regional History Center in Downtown Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Amy Foster of the University of Central Florida and Cathleen Lewis Lewis of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.]]> https://youtu.be/s3dqTz7MrbI.]]> RICHES]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Internet Archive]]> National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 46 features a discussion of Mickey's Ears, an iconic souvenir sold at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr.Tracy J. Revels of Wofford College, Ronald Logan of the University of Central Florida, and Dr. Gary R. Mormino of the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg.]]> https://youtu.be/l0fYaoggB7o.]]> RICHES]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> Florida Memory Project]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 42 features a discussion of racial segregation signs used in the Jim Crow South, which are housed at the Orange County Regional History Center in Orlando, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Dr. Stephen Caldwell Wright of Seminole State College and Dr. Julian C. Chambliss of Rollins College.]]> 0:01:52 The Jim Crow South
0:02:35 Origins of racial segregation
0:04:24 Origins of “Jim Crow”
0:05:08 Segregation in practice
0:07:07 African-American communities and business districts
0:09:09 Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka and desegregation
0:11:12 Desegregating schools
0:11:59 African-American communities post-segregation
0:14:58 Conclusion
0:15:21 Credits]]> http://youtu.be/wvzC9ergWHg.]]> RICHES]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Library of Congress]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]>
Episode 41 features a discussion of recorded music, included an Edison Cylinder Gramophone displayed at the Clermont Historic Village in Clermont, a Brunswick Phonograph at the Lake County Historical Museum in Tavares, and a Rock-Ola juke box featured at the Groveland Historic Museum in Groveland, Florida. This podcast also includes interviews with Drs. Scott Warfield and Warren Waren of the University of Central Florida.]]> http://youtu.be/E5H3HK8vyy8.]]> RICHES
]]> Clermont Historic Village]]> Archive.org]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Lake County Historical Museum]]> Library of Congress]]> MusicBoxBoy]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> Tokyoship]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Adobe Flash Player]]> Java]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]> The Invisible Empire: The Ku Klux Klan in Florida, and Ben Green, the author of Before His Time: The Untold Story of Harry T. Moore, America's First Civil Rights Martyr.]]> http://youtu.be/v9NsFcxNZW8.]]> RICHES]]> Orange County Regional History Center]]> Harry & Harriette Moore Memorial Park]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Library of Congress]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> iTunes]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]> http://youtu.be/SlTpnIlLeA4.]]> RICHES]]> Museum of Geneva History]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Library of Congress]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> iTunes]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES
]]> http://youtu.be/VJEJ_Tz4ZO0.]]> RICHES]]> Indian River Citrus Museum]]> Winter Garden Heritage Museum/a&gt]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Library of Congress]]> Prelinger Archives]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> iTunes]]> RICHES]]> RICHES]]> http://youtu.be/RjOg09aeokc.]]> RICHES]]> Halifax Historical Museum]]> Library of Congress]]> Florida Memory Project]]> National Archives and Records Administration]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> iTunes]]> RICHES.]]> RICHES]]> http://youtu.be/E5H3HK8vyy8.]]> RICHES]]> Maitland Art Center]]> Florida Memory Project]]> Department of College Archives and Special Collections, Olin Library, Rollins College]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, Orlando, Florida.]]> A History of Central Florida Collection, RICHES Podcast Documentaries Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES Podcast Documentaries, New Podcast Preview: A History of Central Florida." RICHES of Central Florida. https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/items/show/2504.]]> iTunes]]> Eatonville, Florida]]> RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida]]> Mapping the Florida Terrain, a painting created by Dr. Walter Gaudnek in 1989. Born in Fleyh, Czechoslovakia, in 1931, pop artist Dr. Gaudnek is known for his blend of his bold colors, philosophy, religious symbolism, labyrinth installations, and mixtures of performance and art. He also draws heavy inspiration from Bohemia, Caravaggio, Kazimir Malevich, and Pablo Picasso. A 1957 Fulbright Scholar who received his doctorate from New York University, he joined the art faculty of the Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) in Orlando, Florida, in 1970. Dr. Gaudnek previously taught at universities in Los Angeles, New York, and Ohio. He founded the Long Island University's Hillwood Art Museum in Greenvale, New York. His honors from UCF include Distinguished Researcher of the Year (1990), the Teaching Incentive Program Award (1995 and 2005), the Professional Excellence Program Award (1997), the President’s Award (1999), and the Research Incentive Award (2002). In 1994, the Sudetendeutecher Landsmannschaft, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of the Czech-German diaspora, awarded him the Kulturpreis for Fine Art and Architecture.

Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Europe Museum (GEM) in Altomünster, Germany, as well as the UCF Library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945 to 2007. He has participated in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the United States. His works have also been exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums, and private homes in Europe and the United States. He has been featured in documentaries in San Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.]]> Mapping the Florida Terrain, 1989: University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.]]> Mapping the Florida Terrain, 1989.]]> University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, Florida.
]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Garden of Proteus, an acrylic painting created by Steve Lotz in 2005. Lotz received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Lotz became an instructor of art at the Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) in Orlando in 1968, and served as the chairman of the Art Department for its first 10 years. He retired as a Professor Emeritus in 2003. As head of the department, Lotz was integral in establishing the success of the University’s visual arts programs.

Steve Lotz is an internationally-recognized artist with solo exhibitions of his work held throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean, and he is represented in numerous public and private collections. His best known work in Central Florida is the monumental triptych, Florida Dream, which has been on view in the main terminal of the Orlando International Airport since it was commissioned in 1981.]]> Garden of Proteus, 2005: Private Collection of Steve Lotz.]]> Garden of Proteus, 2005.]]> Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Genesis II, a painting created by Steve Lotz in 1998. Lotz received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Lotz became an instructor of art at the Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) in Orlando in 1968, and served as the chairman of the Art Department for its first 10 years. He retired as a Professor Emeritus in 2003. As head of the department, Lotz was integral in establishing the success of the University’s visual arts programs.

Steve Lotz is an internationally-recognized artist with solo exhibitions of his work held throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Caribbean, and he is represented in numerous public and private collections. His best known work in Central Florida is the monumental triptych, Florida Dream, which has been on view in the main terminal of the Orlando International Airport since it was commissioned in 1981.]]> Genesis II, 1998: Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida.]]> Genesis II, 1998.]]> Orange County Courthouse, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]> Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
In 1984, Galleries International became the Albertson-Peterson Gallery when she partnered with long-time friend Judy Albertson. Louise Peterson was a member of the Council of 101 of the Orlando Museum of Art, advisory to the Committee of Acquisition of the 20th Century American prints for that museum and also a lecturer and juror for community and collegiate competitions.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Orange County Commission Chambers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Europe Museum (GEM) in Altomünster, Germany, as well as the UCF Library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945 to 2007. He has participated in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the United States. His works have also been exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums, and private homes in Europe and the United States. He has been featured in documentaries in San Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Remember Holbein, a painting created by Dr. Walter Gaudnek in 1994. Remember Holbein Born in Fleyh, Czechoslovakia, in 1931, pop artist Dr. Gaudnek is known for his blend of his bold colors, philosophy, religious symbolism, labyrinth installations, and mixtures of performance and art. He also draws heavy inspiration from Bohemia, Caravaggio, Kazimir Malevich, and Pablo Picasso. A 1957 Fulbright Scholar who received his doctorate from New York University, he joined the art faculty of the Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) in Orlando, Florida, in 1970. Dr. Gaudnek previously taught at universities in Los Angeles, New York, and Ohio. He founded the Long Island University's Hillwood Art Museum in Greenvale, New York. His honors from UCF include Distinguished Researcher of the Year (1990), the Teaching Incentive Program Award (1995 and 2005), the Professional Excellence Program Award (1997), the President’s Award (1999), and the Research Incentive Award (2002). In 1994, the Sudetendeutecher Landsmannschaft, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of the Czech-German diaspora, awarded him the Kulturpreis for Fine Art and Architecture.

Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Europe Museum (GEM) in Altomünster, Germany, as well as the UCF Library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945 to 2007. He has participated in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the United States. His works have also been exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums, and private homes in Europe and the United States. He has been featured in documentaries in San Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.]]> Remember Holbein, 1996: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Remember Holbein, 1996.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Go, an acrylic painting created by Dr. Walter Gaudnek in 1974. Go depicts a spacecraft in outer space, with the Sun and Saturn in the background. Born in Fleyh, Czechoslovakia, in 1931, pop artist Dr. Gaudnek is known for his blend of his bold colors, philosophy, religious symbolism, labyrinth installations, and mixtures of performance and art. He also draws heavy inspiration from Bohemia, Caravaggio, Kazimir Malevich, and Pablo Picasso. A 1957 Fulbright Scholar who received his doctorate from New York University, he joined the art faculty of the Florida Technological University (present-day University of Central Florida) in Orlando, Florida, in 1970. Dr. Gaudnek previously taught at universities in Los Angeles, New York, and Ohio. He founded the Long Island University's Hillwood Art Museum in Greenvale, New York. His honors from UCF include Distinguished Researcher of the Year (1990), the Teaching Incentive Program Award (1995 and 2005), the Professional Excellence Program Award (1997), the President’s Award (1999), and the Research Incentive Award (2002). In 1994, the Sudetendeutecher Landsmannschaft, an organization dedicated to recognizing the achievements of the Czech-German diaspora, awarded him the Kulturpreis for Fine Art and Architecture.

Dr. Gaudnek’s work can be seen at the Gaudnek Europe Museum (GEM) in Altomünster, Germany, as well as the UCF Library, which contains a retrospective of his work from 1945 to 2007. He has participated in more than 200 solo and group exhibitions, installations, and performances in Germany, Italy, Spain, England, Colombia, the Czech Republic, and the United States. His works have also been exhibited in museums in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, Arizona, Florida, Europe, and Brazil, as well as schools, banks, office buildings, libraries, theaters, museums, and private homes in Europe and the United States. He has been featured in documentaries in San Francisco, New York, Munich, São Paolo, and Paris.]]> Go, 1974: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Go, 1974.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Roofs and Palms by Jules André Smith. Born in 1880 to American parents in Hong Kong, raised in New York and Connecticut, and educated at Cornell University, J. André Smith worked for several years as an architect, never giving up on his first love of art. His early passion was printmaking, specifically etching. In 1915, he was awarded a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California. During World War I, Smith continued to work in both drawing and printmaking, selected as one of eight artists by the U.S. government to go to France in 1918 to record military activities. He would later publish those works in a book titled In France with the American Expeditionary Forces.

While travelling to Miami in the 1930s, Smith made an unplanned stop in Maitland, Florida. Having experienced a stunning sunset on nearby Lake Sybelia, he decided to travel no further and would go on to build his winter home and studio here, which is now the Maitland Art Center. Frustrated and disappointed with the area’s lack of support for contemporary art, Smith began plans for a residential "Lab-Gallery" that would encourage artistic exploration and experimentation in a sheltered studio environment. The studio compound, later known as The Research Studio, was the winter residence of prominent American artists such as Ralston Crawford, David Burlick, Ernest Roth, Milton Avery, Arnold Blanch, Doris Lee, and Hal McIntosh. André Smith’s vision continued to thrive for over two decades under the generous financial support from his patron, philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok. Smith’s legacy is alive and well today at the Art & History Museum’s Maitland Art Center through its residency programs and exhibitions.]]> Roofs and Palms: Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> Roofs and Palms.]]> Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Art & History Museums - Maitland and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Man Carving His Own Destiny from limestone, with his assistant, Robert A. Baille, around 1960. Polasek sculpted his first version of Man Carving His Own Destiny while studying under Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1907. Reminisicent of Michaelangelo's Slaves, the sculpture depicts a man chiseling himself out of stone. Polasek has sculpted 53 different variations of Man Carving His Own Destiny throughout his lifetime. His various recreations depict differences in arm positions, the look of the hair, and how much of the man's body is emerged from the rock.

Polasek was born in 1879 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic). He apprenticed as a woodcarver in Vienna, Austria, and immigrated to the United States in 1901. After working in the Midwest for nearly four years, Polasek finally began his formal training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1910, Polasek won the Prix de Rome competition, spending three years at the American Academy of Art in Rome, Italy. Once he completed his studies in Rome, Polasek moved to New York City, New York, and set up a studio there. In 1916, the Art Institute of Chicago invited him to head its sculpture department, where he remained for nearly 30 years.

In 1949, Polasek retired to Winter Park, Florida, building a home on Lake Osceola. In spite of suffering a stroke in 1950 that left him confined to a wheelchair and his left side paralyzed, Polasek continued to paint, draw, sculpt clay, and carve wood, creating a total of 18 major works before his death in 1965. In 1961, Polasek established the Polasek Foundation, designating his personal galleries, chapel, and gardens as a museum. Each year, thousands of local and international guests come to Winter Park to visit Polasek’s historic home and studio at the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens. Polasek’s works can be found in Europe, all over the United States, and locally in Winter Park and Orlando.]]> Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> The Changing South, an oil painting created by William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins in 1940. The painting depicts two African-American boys in Alabama.

Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He spent several intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon his return, he established an art school in Columbus, Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital in Orlando, Florida, to recuperate. He then worked for the VA and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy classes for veterans.

After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950, he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction Company, building many residential communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art, donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.]]> The Changing South, 1940: University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> University of Central Florida Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Bell Towers, an oil painting created by William "Bill" Sterling Jenkins in 1941. The painting depicts the small town of Taxco de Alarcón in Mexico.

Jenkins received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1934 from the University of Florida and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship to study art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy. He spent several intensive years traveling through Europe by rail and bicycle, creating figure and landscape paintings. Upon his return, he established an art school in Columbus, Georgia. In 1942, he married Alice Moberg after meeting her in Mexico, where he studied silversmithing. Following a brief stint in the U.S. Army, Jenkins received an honorable discharge after contracting pneumonia and was sent to the Veterans Administration hospital in Orlando, Florida, to recuperate. He then worked for the VA and pioneered a program of rehabilitative art therapy classes for veterans.

After earning his master’s degree in psychology from Florida State University in 1950, he settled in Winter Park and established Jenkins Construction Company, building many residential communities and shopping centers. In 1975, Jenkins established Crealdé School of Art, donating the organization and the property to the community in 1990. He also established the Jenkins Chair at the University of Central Florida, and donated the majority of his paintings to the UCF Art Gallery.]]> Bell Towers, 1941: Private Collection of the Jenkins Family.]]> Bell Towers, 1941.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Seekers, an oil painting created by Grady Kimsey in 2014. Kimsey enjoys critical and popular success as a sculptor, potter, painter and instructor, with eight decades of life experiences to draw upon for inspiration. Kimsey was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1928. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the University of Tennessee in 1950, and then completed his master’s In Education from Rollins College in Winter Park in 1969.

Kimsey remains modest about his many accomplishments, which began in his high school days and have continued throughout his career. He has received the Council of Arts and Sciences for Central Florida Award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Arts" in 1982, the Richard A. Florsheim Art Grant in 1992, and a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in 1990 and again in 1996.

Kimsey's influence was extensive on budding artists in the community, having served as a professor of art for 20 years at Seminole Community College (present-day Seminole State College of Florida). Among his many other contributions to that institution, Kimsey founded the Fine Arts Gallery in 1980. As an instructor, he was known to guide his students to explore all media and styles. When ready, his students had the confidence to stand behind their work, and many are still creating and exhibiting with the same devotion as their mentor.]]> Seekers, 2014: Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Seekers, 2014.]]> Crealdé School of Art, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Untitled (Tondo), an oil on masonite painting created by Doris Marie Leeper around 1960. Known to many as "Doc," Leeper was a trailblazing abstract painter and sculptor based in Eldora, Florida near New Smyrna Beach. Originally from North Carolina, Leeper found an artistic oasis in Central Florida. The region provided her with the space to buy a house and work in relative isolation, but also augmented her interest in natural preservation. Today, the Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve remains a testament to her environmental dedication. Leeper’s impact on Central Florida also became apparent through her support for institutions; for example, she was a founder of the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach. Leeper’s local legacy manifests itself most profoundly through her artistic production. Her bold lines, strong color palette, and propensity for clean lines aesthetically aligned her with minimalism.

Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to non-objective over time. She embraced a language of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two- and three-dimensional works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.]]> Untitled (Tondo): item 1995.13, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Untitled (Tondo).]]> Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Winter Park, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Cornell Fine Arts Museum by Dyer Moss in 1961.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Composition, an oil painting by Ralph L. Bagley (ca. 1914-2008). Bagley was an artist and instructor who taught in Central Florida from the 1950s until his death in 2008, when he was 94 years old. He was born in Bertrand, Missouri, and attended the Flint Institute of Art in Flint, Michigan, continuing his studies in New York and Washington, D.C. Bagley and his wife, Marianne Bagley, moved to Orlando, Florida in 1950, where Bagley founded the Orlando Institute of Art, the city’s first fine-arts school. Bagley depicted landscapes, still lifes, and portraits in a variety of media, including oil, watercolor, and charcoal.

Bagley also taught at Orlando Junior College, becoming head of the school’s art department in 1965. After the college closed in 1971, he taught at Lake-Sumter Community College in Leesburg, the Maitland Art Center in Maitland, and the Loch Haven Art Center (now the Orlando Museum of Art). He toured the nation with at least 30 one-man art shows featuring his paintings. Among many positions he held in art organizations, Bagley was president of the Orlando Art Association and a founding member and president of the Artists’ League of Orange County. The works of his many students sustain his legacy.]]> Composition: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Composition.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Abandoned, an oil painting by Ralph L. Bagley (ca. 1914-2008). Bagley was an artist and instructor who taught in Central Florida from the 1950s until his death in 2008, when he was 94 years old. He was born in Bertrand, Missouri, and attended the Flint Institute of Art in Flint, Michigan, continuing his studies in New York and Washington, D.C. Bagley and his wife, Marianne Bagley, moved to Orlando, Florida in 1950, where Bagley founded the Orlando Institute of Art, the city’s first fine-arts school. Bagley depicted landscapes, still lifes, and portraits in a variety of media, including oil, watercolor, and charcoal.

Bagley also taught at Orlando Junior College, becoming head of the school’s art department in 1965. After the college closed in 1971, he taught at Lake-Sumter Community College in Leesburg, the Maitland Art Center in Maitland, and the Loch Haven Art Center (now the Orlando Museum of Art). He toured the nation with at least 30 one-man art shows featuring his paintings. Among many positions he held in art organizations, Bagley was president of the Orlando Art Association and a founding member and president of the Artists’ League of Orange County. The works of his many students sustain his legacy.]]> Abandoned: City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Abandoned.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Bagley also taught at Orlando Junior College, becoming head of the school’s art department in 1965. After the college closed in 1971, he taught at Lake-Sumter Community College in Leesburg, the Maitland Art Center in Maitland, and the Loch Haven Art Center (now the Orlando Museum of Art). He toured the nation with at least 30 one-man art shows featuring his paintings. Among many positions he held in art organizations, Bagley was president of the Orlando Art Association and a founding member and president of the Artists’ League of Orange County. The works of his many students sustain his legacy.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> World Champion Pine Chip by Bill Orr. Growing up in Michigan, Orr (1925-) worked breaking in mustang ponies. When World War II broke out, Orr joined the U.S. Army and was a member of the cavalry regiment. Later seeing action on Okinawa in the Pacific Theater, he was among the first servicemen to serve in Japan after the war. Orr found his way to the Research Studio in 1961 after applying for a position through a newspaper advertisement. Orr, along with Maury Hurt, was instrumental in leading the movement to save the Art Center from developers in the 1960s. As an artist he made a living doing life-size portraits of horses. He would go on to establish himself as a leading equine artist, a tribute to his lifetime love of horses.]]> World Champion Pine Chip: Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> World Champion Pine Chip.]]> Maitland Historical Museum, Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Untitled, an oil painting by Orlando native Maury Hurt (1934-2013), who graduated from the University of Florida with a design degree in 1956. Hurt continued to work in the graphic arts fields for several years after serving a short tour in the U.S. Army before abandoning the profession to become a full-time painter. From a studio at the Art & History Museums’s Maitland Art Center, Hurt’s work centered on primitive and archaic themes often focusing on the relationship of humans, animals, and early prehistoric life. Hurst, along with Bill Orr, was instrumental in leading the movement to save the Art Center from developers in the 1960s. His legacy lies in his masterful work and is mentorship of artists across Central Florida.]]> Untitled: Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> Untitled.]]> Art & History Museums - Maitland, Maitland, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Art & History Museums - Maitland and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to non-objective over time. She embraced a language of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two- and three-dimensional works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Art Pioneers Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to non-objective over time. She embraced a language of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two- and three-dimensional works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Art Pioneers Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Leeper’s painting evolved from representational to non-objective over time. She embraced a language of abstraction more typical of the prevailing New York art world in the 1960 and 1970s, as opposed to the dominant aesthetic in Florida during the same time period. She showed her work locally and regionally with regularity. Her work was celebrated by significant solo exhibitions at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, North Carolina. The process of mining local histories yields the legacies of talented artists who have often been discarded from mainstream narratives. When one engages deeper with Leeper’s work, it is not difficult to conclude that her myriad two- and three-dimensional works are worthy of not only a local, but a national story.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida.]]> Art Pioneers Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Atlantic Center for the Arts and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Albertson was involved in helping University of Central Florida develop its educational and arts programs from its early years. She has served on the UCF Board of Trustees and the UCF Foundation and helped establish Friends of UCF (a nonprofit organization dealing with the arts, humanities and culture). She has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Orlando Museum of Art, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College and was on the board of the Cultural Alliance.]]> Orange County Commission Chambers, Orlando, Florida.]]> Orange County Commission Chambers, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> Orange County Commission Chambers and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]> Red Azalea by David Reese, one of Central Florida's best known watercolorists. Reese began his art studies at the High Museum School of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, and continued at the Art Students League and the Fashion Academy (both in New York), and at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He taught at the Fashion Academy, Atlanta Art Institute, Armstrong State College in Savannah, Stetson University in Deland, and Valencia Community College (present-day Valencia College) in Orlando. Reese, formerly the director of the Loch Haven Art Center in Orlando, was also an instructor at the Creald้ฉ School of Art in Winter Park, where he taught classes and workshops in watercolor.

Reese typically paints segments of nature by taking a small portion of a scene and blowing it up as big as 30 inches by 40 inches. He also occasionally uses slides as references, and says he will take a scene as small as a quarter of the slide and magnify it to huge proportions. Finally, Reese also occasionally paints landscapes. In his technique, Reese relies mainly on composition and subject matter for impact.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>
Klotz was a colorist who employed layers upon layers of paint. One can look at one color area and see further and further within, but always return to the surface, as when a person looks into a pool of water that reflect the sky. Her jagged edgings enhance the dynamism of her surfaces. Free from any particular boundaries while retaining control of the elements, the emphasis is focused on the subject of the interior state with the intense feeling evoked by the abstract qualities of nature. The interplay of free shapes and the intensity of color expression float in an atmospheric continuum. Harri employs the full prism of colors in many ranges and categories.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery, Orlando, Florida.]]> Art Legends of Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.]]> City of Orlando Terrace Gallery and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.]]>