Jimmie Rodgers
Mississippi rail worker turned country crooner is considered by many to be the prime “influencer” of the country genre.
Art, music, cultural events happenings in and around Asheville, NC.
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Minstral of the Appalachians – Bascom Lamar Lunsford Bascom Lunsford was born in 1882 into a musical family on the campus of Mars Hill College, where his father taught. Surrounded by the rural mountain life of western North Carolina, Bascom grew up steeped in traditional music. His great-uncle sawed up a storm on the fiddle…
DOWNTOWN
WPVM Interviews “Answer Man” John Boyle to discuss Asheville Watchdog’s important series on “Downtown” Asheville.
History Above the Treetops
The Alpine Tower is a 400-foot, three-armed tower located in Alpine, N.J., overlooking the Hudson River north of New York City.
Future of Radio
There has been lots of talk about AM radio being removed from automobiles or that the young don’t even have a receiver in the home.
ADAGIO – BILLIE HOLIDAY
At the age of 18, Billie Holiday was discovered by the discerning ear of producer John Hammond as she performed at a Harlem jazz club