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Interview with Slim Bryant, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, May 24, 1996. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1908, songwriter, singer, and guitarist Thomas Hoyt “Slim” Bryant made his first recordings in 1928 as a member of the Harmony Boys string band. He…

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Darwin Lee Hill, host of Darwin Lee's Real Hillbilly Music Show. Photo by Chas Gibson, 2009. Courtesy Darwin Lee Hill.

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DLH, Vernon Oxford Interview.mp3
Interview with Vernon Oxford (1941-2023), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, July 12, 2002.Born in Arkansas and raised primarily in Wichita, Kansas, Vernon Oxford was the youngest of seven children born to a musical family. In 1964, he moved to Nashville,…

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DLH : Arthur Smith Transcript.pdf
Interview with Arthur Smith, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill, December 2, 2002.

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DLH : Howard Vokes Transcript.pdf
Interview with Howard Vokes (1931-2018), recorded by Darwin Lee Hill at the home of Howard Vokes, New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Vokes and Hill are joined by Vokes’ old friend, the country artist Hank King.Interview concludes at 32:40 and is followed…

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Interview with Leona Williams, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, September 8, 2004.

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Interview with Lawton Williams, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, Feburary 1, 2003.

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Brief interview with bluegrass guitarist and bandleader Josh Williams, recorded by Darwin Lee Hill during intermission at a performance at Temple Beth-el in Poughkeepsie, New York, October 20, 2010.

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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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DLH : Billy Walker Transcript.pdf
Interview with Billy Walker (1929-2006), conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, March 1, 2003.A longtime fixture of the Grand Ole Opry, Walker recorded numerous country hits and enjoyed a decades-long career, from the late 1940s until his death…

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Brian Turpen, author ofRamblin' Man: Short Stories from the Life of Hank Williams (2007), discusses Hank Williams with Darwin Lee Hill, December 14, 2010.

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Darwin Lee Hill interviews Lucky Tubb at Hill's home in Poughkeepsie, New York, July 12, 2013.Later that night, Hill speaks with members of Lucky Tubb's Modern Troubadours during a break at McCauley's Tavern in Poughkeepsie. Featured band members…

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Three interviews with Lucky Tubb, all conducted in person by Darwin Lee Hill during Tubb's visits to the Hudson Valley of New York.December 12, 2009 [Running time: 8:23]June 26, 2010 [Running time: 14:07]April 1, 2011 [Running time: 20:45]See also…

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Brief interview conducted by Darwin Lee Hill with Joan Harrison and Betsy Rome, members of Too Blue, at the Hudson River Arts Festival, September 16, 2006.

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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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Interview with rockabilly and country artist Vernon Taylor, conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 15, 2003. [Running time: 1:13:31]In a second interview -- conducted February 11, 2005, for a broadcast commemorating the 1963 deaths of…

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Interview with Sundown Pete Kobal (1929-2015) and Margie Lane (1932-2007), conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, February 13, 2004.

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DLH : Smokey Stover Transcript.pdf
Interview with country music disc jockey, songwriter, singer, and guitarist Smokey Stover (1928-2005), conducted over the telephone by Darwin Lee Hill, January 12, 2002.

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In an interview with Darwin Lee Hill, Ruth Sticer remembers her husband Pete Cassell, October 18, 2005.

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In an interview with Darwin Lee Hill, Marie Socolo remembers her brother, Poughkeepsie, New York’s Arthur “Tex” Roy (1919-2003), September 8, 2012. The interview -- broadcast on Darwin Lee's Real Hillbilly Music Hour on Poughkeepsie radio station…

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