John Edwards memorial collection, 1971.

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John Edwards memorial collection, 1971.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27190373

Interview with Art Satherly, talent scout and recording executive for hillbilly and race record labels in the 1920s and 1930s, one of the most prominent talent scouts in the early country music recording industry, about his career, including record distribution and marketing strategies, criteria for selection of performers, and stories about his work with both African-American and Anglo-American performers, most notably Gene Autry. Also included are interviews with Wilber Ball and Cliff Carlisle, early country musicians from Kentucky, about the early days of radio in Louisville, Ky., the Hawaiian guitar, their work with Jimmie Rodgers, and New York recording sessions.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7241057

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Autry, Gene, 1907-1998

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Griffis, Ken

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Ken Griffis, best known for his work on documenting the Sons of the Pioneers, an early country music group, also researched and documented an earlier group known as the Beverly Hillbillies, a music group created by Glen Rice and the first hillbilly music group to achieve widespread acclaim, beginning in 1930 on radio station KMPC Los Angeles. In its most popular configuration, the group consisted of Jimmy Baker (Elton Britt), Marjorie Bauersfield (Mirandy), Harry Blaeholder (Hank Skillet), Ashle...

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Earle, Eugene

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Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933

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Ball, Wilber

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Ward, Billy C.

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Carlisle, Cliff, 1904-1983

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Country music performer and pioneer dobro player. Born March 6, 1904. Died April 2, 1983. Full name: Clifford Raymond Carlisle. Career active from the late 1920s-early 1950s. Radio and stage performer, songwriter, and recording artist. Performed both solo and with his brother Bill as a member of the Carlisle Brothers. From the description of Oral history interview with Cliff Carlisle; 1974 July 11; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 July 11. (Country Music Foundation, Libr...