Oral history interview with Bradley Kincaid; 1974 July 10; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 July 10.

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Oral history interview with Bradley Kincaid; 1974 July 10; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 July 10.

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Pioneering radio star Bradley Kincaid recalls highlights from his career. Discussion includes the development of his early musical training and interests; his family history and childhood; his audition for the WLS National Barn Dance in the late 1920s; the development of his first songbook; his move to WLW Cincinnati in the early 1930s; experiences as a performer; the popularity of his style of music; memories of early radio; the story behind "Old Joe Clark"; royalties from his songbooks; his stage attire; Gene Autry's first appearance on WLS; his first recordings; experiences surround his work at different radio stations; doing radio commercials; his move to the Grand Ole Opry in the early 1940s; experiences working as a tent show entertainer; working as a solo performer; his last recordings in the mid-1960s; his business interests upon retiring from entertainment; and comments on changes in country music.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 58 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772118

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Kincaid, Bradley

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A Garrard County, Kentucky, native, Bradley Kincaid was a 1921 graduate of Berea College Academy (high school). Work for the YMCA after leaving Berea led to his attending Chicago's YMCA College (now George Williams College). An interest in collecting folk songs fostered at Berea and singing with a college quartet in Chicago led to guest appearances on the WLS National Barn Dance. His singing style and repertoire of traditional songs were so well received that in 1928 he became a regular performe...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

Kincaid, Bradley

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A Garrard County, Kentucky, native, Bradley Kincaid was a 1921 graduate of Berea College Academy (high school). Work for the YMCA after leaving Berea led to his attending Chicago's YMCA College (now George Williams College). An interest in collecting folk songs fostered at Berea and singing with a college quartet in Chicago led to guest appearances on the WLS National Barn Dance. His singing style and repertoire of traditional songs were so well received that in 1928 he became a regular performe...