Oral history interview with Aaron Shelton; 1983 September 1; interview conducted by John W. Rumble; 1983 Sept. 1.

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Oral history interview with Aaron Shelton; 1983 September 1; interview conducted by John W. Rumble; 1983 Sept. 1.

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Nashville radio engineer Aaron Shelton describes the early years of his career at WSM Nashville. Discussion includes the early days of radio; his career background; early WSM programming and schedule, including the Pan American broadcast; early WSM radio equipment and transmitters; details of his early jobs at WSM; early WSM personalities; WSM's affiliation with NBC; early recollections of Fred Rose; working with Harry Stone; the early days of the Grand Ole Opry; comments on the WSM tower; the role of the National Life Insurance Company; and highlights from WSM's early years.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 45 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772214

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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WSM (Radio station : Nashville, Tenn.)

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Rumble, John Woodruff

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Shelton, Aaron;

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Radio and recording engineer. Born July 23, 1910. Engineer for WSM Nashville and WSM-TV from 1930-1975. Co-founded the Castle Recording Laboratory, Nashville's first professional recording service (1945-1956). During the studio's decade of operation he worked as the chief engineer and recorded numerous country hits, including Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy," and Hank Williams's "You Win Again. From the description of Oral history interview with Aaron Shelton; 1983 September ...

Shelton, Aaron;

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Radio and recording engineer. Born July 23, 1910. Engineer for WSM Nashville and WSM-TV from 1930-1975. Co-founded the Castle Recording Laboratory, Nashville's first professional recording service (1945-1956). During the studio's decade of operation he worked as the chief engineer and recorded numerous country hits, including Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy," and Hank Williams's "You Win Again. From the description of Oral history interview with Aaron Shelton; 1983 September ...