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ARM 114 Happy Wainwright.jpg
Painting of Happy Wainwright and the Kings of the Hillbillies at radio station WKRG in Mobile, Alabama, by Craig Legg. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 32 The Alabama Hayloft.jpg
Painting of The Alabama Hayloft radio show at WAPI in Birmingham, by Craig Legg, 2023. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 191 Joe Rumore.jpeg

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ARM 196 Dixie Jamboree.jpeg
Painting: Poster for the WVOK Dixie Jamboree by Craig Legg, 2023. #116 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 323 Uncle Bob Helton.jpeg
Painting of Uncle Bob Helton by Craig Legg, 2024. #323 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 304 Ripple Rhythm Four.jpeg
Painting of The (Ripple) Rhythm Four, featuring Sonny Blount (young Sun Ra), by Craig Legg, 2024. #304 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 27 Hank Williams' Drifiting Cowboys.jpeg
Painting of Hank Williams' Drifting Cowboys by Craig Legg, 2023. #027 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 26 Tammy Wynette.jpeg
Painting of Tammy Wynette by Craig Legg, 2023. #026 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 011 The Plow Pushers.jpeg
Painting of The Plow Pushers by Craig Legg, 2023. #011 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 010 WAPI String Band.jpeg
Painting of the WAPI String Band by Craig Legg, 2023. #010 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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Dan & Clara Brennan.jpeg
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…

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Dan Brennan 2.jpg
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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Dixie Jamnboree Ad.jpeg
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…

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WVOK Cast .jpg
Cast photograph of "The Dixie Jamboree," 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 radio personality Dan…

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White Tulip Corn Meal.jpeg
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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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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The_Weekly_Review_Sat__Jul_24__1943_.jpg
Newspaper photo and caption depicting the Rhythm Four: "They Do Jive Differently." The popular quartet, originally founded by Sonny Blount (the future Sun Ra), had likely undergone some personnel changes since this collection's earlier photos of the…

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The_Weekly_Review_Sat__Aug_8__1942_.jpg
Newspaper photo and caption depicting the Rhythm Four. The popular quartet, originally founded by Sonny Blount (the future Sun Ra), had likely undergone some personnel changes since this collection's earlier photos of the group.Weekly Review, August…

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The_Birmingham_News_Tue__Dec_10__1940_.jpg
Five cartoon newspaper advertisements for the Rhythm Four on Birmingham radio station 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…

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The_Birmingham_News_Thu__Oct_17__1940_.jpg
COMPLETE FULL CAPTIONNewspaper advertisement for "B'ham's Favorite Quartet," the Rhythm Four on radio station WSGN,Birmingham News, October 17, 1940.The Rhythm Four, directed by Sonny Blount (the future Sun Ra), was popular among both Black and white…

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