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Big Jim Folsom's Strawberry Pickers at Birmingham Radio Station WTNB
Folsom promised the members of his campaign band that he would provide them all jobs with the State of Alabama, if he was elected. Following Folsom's 1947…
Slim Byrant
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Johnson Family Business Correspondence
Also included is a list of sponsorship rates and a business card…
Johnson Family Radio Set Lists, 1951
Each week, the Johnsons received piles of fan mail, often including requests; Ras Johnson's typewritten set lists…
Johnson Family Photo (1)
Photo courtesy George Johnson.
Johnson Family Photo (2)
Photo: The Johnson Family with Pianist Del Wood
Photo: The Johnson Family, with Dancers
Johnson Family Radio Setlists, January 1952
Each week, the Johnsons received piles of fan mail, often including requests; Ras Johnson's typewritten set lists include notes about fan…
Johnson Family Radio Setlists, March 1952
Each week, the Johnsons received piles of fan mail, often including requests; Ras Johnson's typewritten setlists include notes about fan…
Uncle Bob Helton's Blue Ridge Boys
Big Bill Lister Interview
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The Ripple Rhythm Four: "Making Name In The Radio World"
Newspaper Photo & Article: "Ripple Rhythm Four Gets Contract"
Ad: The Rhythm Four (1940)
5 Cartoon Ads: The Rhythm Four on WSGN (1939-1941)
The quartet, directed by Sonny Blount (the future Sun Ra), was popular with both Black and white local audiences, as contemporary newspaper…