Knoxville's 'Merry-Go-Round, ' Ciderville and...: The East Tennessee Country Music Scene

by Ruth White PhD, MPH, MSW

Overview

The author conducts an historic ride thru yesteryear's East Tennessee scene, focusing on the lost story of WNOX- and WROL-Knoxville's pioneering efforts on behalf of country and bluegrass music, while launching artists, musicians and songwriters, many destined for star status. Including biographies of various entertainers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780990810537
Publisher:	Nova Books Nashville
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Series:	American Arts Culture
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.37(d)

Table of Contents

CONTENTS:
Dedication iii
Prelude iv
Foreword v
Intro: In The Beginning ix
Ciderville Apple Recipe 24

Part One - Our Appalachian Heritage
1 - Blazing the Trail To Knoxville 1
2 - WNOX and Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round 4
3 - Lowell Blanchard 9
4 - Ciderville and David West 14
5 - David Farmer 26

Part Two - The Artists
6 - The Music Makers 32
7 - Roy Acuff 33
8 - Chet Atkins 39
9 - The Butlers 45
10 - Archie Campbell 47
11 - Cliff Carlisle 50
12 - Bill Carlisle 53
13 - Martha Carson 56
14 - The Carters 59
15 - Cowboy Copas 62
16 - Don Gibson 64
17 - Homer & Jethro 68
18 - Sonny James 71
19 - JamUp & Honey 74
20 - Pee Wee King 76
21 - Louvin Brothers 79
22 - Molly O'Day 81
23 - Carl Smith 84
24 - Kitty Wells and Johnnie & Jack 88

Part Three - The Musicians And Others
25 - The Musician And Others 102
26 - The Two Tonys - Cianciola and Musco 103
27 - Jimmy Elrod 105
28 - Lois Johnson 107
29 - Pete Kirby 108
30 - Red Kirk 110
31 - George (Speedy) Krise 113
32 - Ray R. Myers 115
33 - Murray Nash 117
34 - Arthur Q. Smith 119
35 - Frank Smith 121
36 - Stoney Stonecipher 123
37 - Clell Summey 124
38 - Sunshine Slim Sweet 126
39 - Bonnie Lou & Buster 128
40 - Special Added Attractions 130
41 - Luke Brandon and Howard White 132
42 - The Afterglow 138

Down Memory Lane 95
Acknowledgments 141
Bibliography 142
Publisher's Acknowledgments 142
About the Author 143
Index 145