A country music group that began its public performance and…
A country music group that began its public performance and recording careers in 1927, was well versed in tight mountain harmonies and gospel music. They made the trek to Bristol, Tennessee to audition for a record contract and received $50.00 for each song that was recorded.
Read Details“King of the Blues,” was born in 1925 in Indianola, Mississi…
“King of the Blues,” was born in 1925 in Indianola, Mississippi. He has had one of the most enduring music careers in existence. He is respected as a blues diplomat and deserves most of the credit for the blues genre entering the mainstream.
Read DetailsA social and economic model of governance that theoretically…
A social and economic model of governance that theoretically creates a classless society through the abolishment of private ownership of land and property, graduated income tax, and inheritance, while controlling the production and transportation of goods, assigning these to the “state,” through the idea “…from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”
Read DetailsBorn in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1911, he was an illegitim…
Born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi in 1911, he was an illegitimate son, ultimately never meeting his father. Because of dire work situations, he and his mother moved quite frequently from Memphis to various parts of the Delta. As a young boy, began working in the cotton fields of a Robinsonville plantation.
Read DetailsAn icon in country music, it started as the WSM Barn Dance i…
An icon in country music, it started as the WSM Barn Dance in the new 5th floor radio studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in Nashville. It was (and still is) a weekly Saturday night country music radio program, typically broadcast live. It is the oldest continuous radio program in the United States having broadcast since November 28th, 1925
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