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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…

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Brief nterview with Danny Paisley, conducted by Darwin Lee Hill after a performance by Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, United Methodist Church, Hyde Park, New York, April 4, 2009.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill and station owner/manager J. P. Ferraro, WHVW, Poughkeepsie, New York. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill at WHVW, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1990s. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Photograph of Eddie Keefer and Darwin Lee Hill at radio station WHVW, Poughkeepsie, New York, April, 2000.Keefer's obituary, published in theSullivan County Democrat (Callicoon, New York, May 11, 2004),reads, in part:"Edward 'Eddie' Keefer of…

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Photograph of Darwin Lee Hill and James Reams at WHVW, Poughkeepsie, New York. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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Frank Adams performs with the Dee Clarke band at a Eutaw, Alabama, juke joint, 1970s. “She doesn’t have to be Lena HorneShe can be from Eutaw, Alabama, and even country born.”     -- Dee Clarke in Eutaw, 1970s “What was it called? The Eutaw club,…

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Brief interview with Dick Bowden of the Old-Time Bluegrass Singers, recorded at the Sugar & Spice Café, Poughkeepsie, New York, March 5, 2011.

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DLH : Doc Williams Transcript.pdf
Interview with Doc Williams (1914-2011), conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill. A full print transcript is included, along with the audio.

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Interview with Don Bowman (1937-2013), conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, May 24, 2003.

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Interview with Dusty Owens (1930-2015), recorded over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 7, 2007.

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Johnson Family home recording, Sand Mountain, Alabama, 1953

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Frank Adams shares memories of his father, Oscar Adams, Sr. An influential and sometimes controversial figure in Birmingham's Black community, the senior Adams was editor and publisher of the Birmingham Reporter newspaper (1906 - 1934); Grand…

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Interview with Frankie Miller, conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, January 23, 2004.

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George Johnson Interview Transcript.pdf
Interview with George Johnson, November 20, 2023, conducted by Burgin Mathews at Johnson's home. The grandson of Ras and Ella Johnson of the Johnson Family Stringband, George Johnson reflects on his family's musical legacy. Full transcript and audio…

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1949 songbook for Grandpappy Lee Bonds, country music performer on Gadsden, Alabama, radio station WGWD.

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1940 songbook for Birmingham, Alabama, radio personality Happy Hal Burns. Includes selections of Spirituals, Songs of Romance, Hymns, and Western Ballads, in addition to photos, "Inspirational Thoughts," and endorsements of Burns's sponsor, the…

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Interview with Hank Thompson (1925-2007), conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 27, 2004.

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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…

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Photo of Happy Wilson and his Golden River Boys, Birmingham, Alabama. Pictured left to right are Billy Tucker, Ted Crabtree, Sammy Pruett, Louise Linard, Happy Wilson, and Jim O’Day. Sponsors identified in the photo are White Tulip Corn Meal and…

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