Authors leave a trail of legacy and memories behind them. They cannot control how their words will age or change, but, in the case of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, she created a new vocabulary to speak about Florida that we still use to this day.

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The voice of Marjorie was Bailey DeVoe. You can see Bailey DeVoe in Andrew Lippa's Wild Party the Musical at the Aeon Life Theater in Tampa!

Read more of Dr. Jill Jones' work here.

You can read Lauren Groff's article about Marjorie here.

You can check out more of Willie Green's life and legacy here.

Songs

Things You Never Known by Lobo Loco

Traveling Horse by Lobo Loco

Piano Parapentes by Lobo Loco

Traveling to Louisiana by Lobo Loco

Hey Go by Lobo Loco

Desert Ghost Town by Lobo Loco

Brain Instrumental Retro by Lobo Loco

Hear more music from Lobo Loco here!