Dale Crider

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Dale Crider at the Florida Folklife Festival in 1972
Dale Crider (right) performing with the Florida Wildlife Boys, 1960s

Dale Crider (born c. 1940)[1] is a troubadour and former Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist.[2] He performed at the Florida Folklife Festival for several decades. He performed traditional bluegrass songs and in later years his original compositions.[3] He sings about environmental themes.[4]

He lives in Alachua County.[5] He married Mary Virginia Cole.[3] They divorced and he remarried with Linda Bittner, who was also his musical partner for several albums. He has six children, three from each marriage.[2]

His song "Apalachicola Doin' Time" features in the similarly named documentary.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Environmentalist's Life Enriches His Music". The Tampa Tribune. 18 September 2001. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Sun-Sentinel, South Florida. "SONG OF THE WILD". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  3. ^ a b Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Dale Crider". Florida Memory.
  4. ^ Tina Bucuvalas (18 October 2011). The Florida Folklife Reader. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-61703-142-7.
  5. ^ Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Musician Dale Crider - Florida". Florida Memory.
  6. ^ "Dale Crider". Donna Green-Townsend.