Ivey Peterson papers, circa 1936-1963.

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Ivey Peterson papers, circa 1936-1963.

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The Ivey C. Peterson papers consist of correspondence dating from the early 1940s and early 1950s, several undated handbills advertising various shows in which Peterson appeared, news clippings from the early 1940s and 1963, and two songbooks, dated 1940. All these materials are photocopies. The papers also contain forty-four images, some of which are handbills advertising various country music shows. Most of the remainder are individual photographs of Peterson, pictures of Peterson in various country music groups, or photos of other contemporary country music groups.

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Peterson, Ivey, 1910-1991.

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WSB Radio personality Ivey Peterson, best known to listeners as his alter ego, Herman "Horsehair" Buggfuzz, was born in Birmingham, Alabama on December 30, 1910. Peterson played both guitar and upright bass, performing with Atlanta's Peachtree Cowboys and on WSB Radio with The Ranch Boys, a western-swing group, in 1941. It was on WSB, as Herman "Horsehair" Buggfuzz, that Peterson gained popular appeal. Peterson enjoyed a long career with the station, serving as sometime master of ceremonies for ...

WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)

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WSB (Welcome South, Brother) Radio, the first radio station in the south, began broadcasting on March 15, 1922. From the description of WSB Radio Broadcasting Script, 1939. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 50144464 WSB Radio was the first radio station to broadcast from the city of Atlanta, with its first broadcast on March 15, 1922. The station was originally owned and operated by the Atlanta journal newspaper. Both the Atlanta journal and WSB were pur...