The Jamboree in Wheeling (Images of America)

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Synopsis
Beginning in the mid-1920s, radio stations that catered to rural audiences sponsored programs featuring country music, generically termed "barn dances." Ranking second in terms of longevity and perhaps in significance to the Grand Ole Opry from WSM Nashville came the Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. It became the springboard for such country stars as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, Hawkshaw Hawkins, the Osborne Brothers, Doc and Chickie Williams, Lee Moore, Big Slim the Lone Cowboy, and most recently, Brad Paisley. Under slightly varying names, the Jamboree flourished from 1933 through 2005 over the airwaves of 50,000-watt WWVA 1170 AM and now airs on WWOV 101.1 FM.
Copyright:
2020

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781439671559
Related ISBNs:
9781467105682
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Ivan M. Tribe and Jacob L. Bapst
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Music
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:
Barbara "Peeper Smik

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