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Ad: Dan Brennan / Dixie Jamboree
Advertisement for "The Dixie Jamboree," hosted by Dan Brennan, WVOK, Birmingham, Alabama. Begun in the late 1940s and continuing into the 1960s, WVOK's "Dixie Jamboree" featured live music broadcast from Birmingham's National Guard Armory. Hosted by…
Dan Brennan at WVOK
Photo of radio personality, businessman, and concert promoter Dan Brennan (1930-2020), WVOK, Birmingham, Alabama. Born in Brickyard, Alabama, Brennan — along with his older brothers Bill and Cyril — belonged to a powerful family of radio…
3 Postcards: Dan Brennan / WVOK
Three promotional photo postcards for WVOK radio personality Dan Brennan, Birmingham, Alabama. Also featured in the postcards are Brennan's wife Clara and members of their growing family, children Danny and Susan.Born in Brickyard, Alabama, Brennan —…
2 Photos: Dan & Clara Brennan
Two photographs of radio personality Dan Brennan and his wife Clara, Birmingham, Alabama. The first shows the young couple at radio station WVOK. In the second, the couple embraces; lipstick kisses adorn the back of the photo.Dan and Clara Brennan…
Happy Hal Burns, Wartime Publicity Photo
Happy Hal Burns, Birmingham radio personality, “and his little dog ‘Sissy’” in a wartime promotional photo. Photo is addressed to Mrs. M. R. Daniels in Thomasville, NC, and accompanied by a form letter from Happy Hal’s sponsor, the American Snuff…
Sponsor Letter to Fan, Happy Hal Burns
Letter from the American Snuff Company to a fan of Birmingham’s Happy Hal Burns. (See previous image).
Happy Hal Burns, 1955 Publicity Photo
Happy Hal Burns (Harold Frank Byrnes) was a popular, longtime Birmingham radio personality and a mentor to many of the city’s “hillbilly” and country acts, including Hank Penny, Sidney “Hardrock” Gunter, and Gordon Edwards “Country Boy Eddie” Burns…
Happy Hal Burns on his Tractor
Birmingham radio personality Happy Hal Burns on his tractor, 1955.
Happy Hal Burns Business Card ("Life Membership in My Happy Club")
Lifetime membership card for Happy Hal Burns's "Happy Club," c. 1980s-1990s. "You can't sprinkle the Perfume of Happiness on others without spilling a few drops on yourself." Card includes the number for Happy Hal's hotline (979-HAPP), which greeted…
Hardrock Gunter (2 Photos)
Two fan-made photos of Sidney Louie "Hardrock" Gunter (1925-2013). The Birmingham, Alabama-born country musician got his start in the 1930s as a member of the Hoot Owl Ramblers and, then, Happy Wilson's Golden River Boys. His first two singles on the…
Hardrock Gunter and Band
Fan-made photo of Sidney Louie "Hardrock" Gunter (1925-2013) and his band, onstage at the Santa Fe Ranch. The Birmingham, Alabama-born country musician got his start in the 1930s as a member of the Hoot Owl Ramblers and, then, Happy Wilson's Golden…
Hardrock Gunter and Family
Sidney Louie "Hardrock" Gunter (1925-2013) poses with his wife and daughter.
The Birmingham, Alabama-born country musician got his start in the 1930s as a member of the Hoot Owl Ramblers and, then, Happy Wilson's Golden River Boys. His first two…
The Birmingham, Alabama-born country musician got his start in the 1930s as a member of the Hoot Owl Ramblers and, then, Happy Wilson's Golden River Boys. His first two…
Hardrock Gunter and Fans (3 Photos)
Sidney Louie "Hardrock" Gunter (1925-2013) poses with fans at Pennsylvania's Santa Fe Ranch. The Birmingham, Alabama-born country musician got his start in the 1930s as a member of the Hoot Owl Ramblers and, then, Happy Wilson's Golden River Boys.…
Hank Williams Memorial Day: 1954 Newspaper Section
In September 1954, the city of Montgomery, Alabama, hosted a Hank Williams Memorial Day, celebrating what would have been the singer's thirty-first birthday. Williams had died on New Year's Day, 1953, and the world of country music was shaken by the…
Colonel Monero Allen Loudermilk and Georgianne Wooten Loudermilk with their oldest children, Charlsie and Ira Loudermilk (Ira Louvin)
Photograph of Colonel Monero Allen Loudermilk and Georgianne Wooten Loudermilk with their oldest children, Charlsie and Ira Loudermilk, 1920s. Ira and his brother Charlie (not pictured) would gain fame as the celebrated country music duo, the Louvin…
Aileen, Geraldine, and Lorene Loudermilk
Photo of sisters Aileen, Geraldine (Geri), and Lorene Loudermilk.The youngest sisters of country music duo Ira and Charlie Louvin, the sisters themselves performed in the early 1960s as the Slater Sisters (taking Aileen's married name). Geri elected…
The Slater Sisters (Promo Photo 1)
Photo of the Slater Sisters, a country music singing group comprised of the three youngest Loudermilk sisters — left to right, Lorene, Geraldine (Geri), and Aileen — from Henagar, Alabama. Their older brothers, Ira and Charlie Louvin, were already…
The Slater Sisters: (Promo Photo 2)
Publicity photo of The Slater Sisters, c. early 1960s. Left to right: Lorene Loudermilk, Faye Louvin, and Aileen Slater. Lorene and Aileen were sisters of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers; Faye was Ira Louvin's third wife.…
The Slater Sisters
Photo of the Slater Sisters: left to right, Aileen, Lorene, unidentified man, and Faye. This short-lived country music trio included two sisters (Aileen and Lorene) of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers, along with Ira's wife Faye…
The Slater Sisters
Photo of the Slater Sisters: left to right, Faye, Lorene, and Aileen. This short-lived country music trio included two sisters (Aileen and Lorene) of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers, along with Ira's wife Faye Louvin. A third…