Southern Folklife Collection radio and television files, 1930-2005.

Riley, Jeannie C., 1945-

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Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson; October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA", which missed by one week simultaneously becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number-one hit. Riley later saw moderate country music chart action but never again duplicated the success of "Harper Valley PTA". She became a born-again Christian in the mid-1970s and began recording gospel music during the late...

Jennings, Waylon, 1937-2002

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An American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is considered one of pioneers of the outlaw movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age fourteen on KVOW radio, after which he formed his first band, the Texas Longhorns. Jennings left high school at age sixteen, determined to become a musician, and worked as a performer and DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, KLLL, in Coolidge, Arizona, and Phoenix. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings' f...

Arnold, Eddy, 1918-2008

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Country music performer. Born May 15, 1918. Career active 1940s-1980s. Joined Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys as a featured singer in 1940. Began a solo career in 1943. Career record sales number in the millions. Notable hits include "Bouquet of Roses" (1948), "Cattle Call" (1955), "What's He Doing in My World" (1965), and "Make the World Go Away" (1965). Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Eddy Arnold; 2000 September 12; intervi...

Campbell, Glen, 1936-2017

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Anderson, Lynnea

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Wooley, Sheb, 1921-2003

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Owens, Buck, 1929-2006

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Sinatra, Nancy

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Lewis, Jerry Lee, 1935-2022

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Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935 – October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock 'n' roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but it was his 1957 hit "Whole Lot...

Price, Ray, 1926-2013

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Lindsey, George, active 1642-1648

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Dean, Jimmy

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Hazelwood, Lee

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Husky, Ferlin

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WLS (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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Griffith, Andy, 1926-2012

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Andy Griffith was born in Mount Airy, N.C., on 1 June 1926. He attended the University of North Carolina and was graduated in 1949. As an actor, he quickly gained fame through his portrayal of an illiterate hillbilly in the Broadway and film versions of No Time for Sergeants (1955). He also used this character in monologues such as What it Was Was Football and in appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show . Although he continued to appear in films ( A Face in the Crowd in 1956 and Onionhead in 1958), i...

Miller, George

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George Miller was a clock maker working in Germantown, Penn. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, 1765. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258649 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1760-1790. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258653 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668258639 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, 1760-...

Cohn, Nudie, 1902-1984

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Biography / Administrative History Nudie Cohn (Nuta Kotlyarenko) was born in Kiev, Russia, in 1903. He immigrated to the United States when he was 11 years old. Early in his career, he worked as a tailor in Brooklyn and spent time making lingerie for showgirls in New York. After numerous financially difficult years in New York, he and his wife Bobbie Cohn moved to North Hollywood, California in 1939. He opened Nudie's Rodeo Tailors Inc. in 19...

Thompson, Hank

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Ritter, Tex

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Southern Baptist Convention

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Agencies of the Southern Baptist Convention created charters in an effort to establish their authority, purpose, organizational structure and governmental requirements. From the description of Charters, 1907-1928. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 244247149 At 1992 annual session of the Southern Baptist Convention, James L. Holly proposed a resolution recommending a study of Freemasonry. Holly believed that the principles and rituals of Freemasonry made ...

KBBQ (Radio station : Burbank, Calif.)

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Wynette, Tammy, 1942-1998

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Country music performer. Born May 5, 1942. Died April 1998. Real name: Virginia Wynette Pugh. Successful singer and songwriter. In the mid-1960s she teamed with producer Billy Sherrill for a ten-year string of hits, including her signature tune "Stand By Your Man." Recorded hit duets with David Houston ("My Elusive Dreams," 1967) and George Jones ("Two Story House," "Golden Ring," and "(We're Not) The Jet Set.)" Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history...

Haggard, Merle, 1937-2016

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launched a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs ...