Dale Crider
Dale Crider is a troubadour and former Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist.[1] He performed at the Florida Folklife Festival for several decades. He performed traditional bluegrass songs and in later years his original compositions.[2] He sings about environmental themes.[3]
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Dale Crider at the Florida Folklife Festival in 1972
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Dale Crider (right) performing with the Florida Wildlife Boys, 1960s
He lives in Alachua County.[4] He married Linda Bittner.[2] They divorced and he remarried with Linda Crider, who is also his musical partner. He has six children, three from each marriage.[1]
His song "Apalachicola Doin' Time" features in the similarly named documentary.[5]
References
- Sun-Sentinel, South Florida. "SONG OF THE WILD". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Dale Crider". Florida Memory.
- Tina Bucuvalas (18 October 2011). The Florida Folklife Reader. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 218. ISBN 978-1-61703-142-7.
- Florida, State Library and Archives of. "Musician Dale Crider - Florida". Florida Memory.
- "Dale Crider". Donna Green-Townsend.
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