Effective period / Period of releases: 1971

The late Will McLean is best known as Florida's premier folk song writer. McLean was born in 1919 near Chipley, Florida. Cancer claimed the life of Will in January 1990. He spent most of his life in the woods and writing songs.

In the fall of 1989 he received the Florida Heritage Award for outstanding cultural contributions. On April 17, 1996, Will McLean was inducted into the prestigious Florida Artists Hall of Fame. The annual folk festival (the Will McLean Music Festival) at White Springs, Florida was dedicated to him.