Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

Latest From Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University

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The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre

A musicologist explains how an oft-forgotten opera, pop and jazz singer from New York City launched the country music industry a century ago.

August 09, 2024
The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre
Arts

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda

It stands as the crowning achievement of Western classical music.

May 02, 2024
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200: Revolutionary work of art has spawned two centuries of joy, goodwill and propaganda
Arts

'Time In A Bottle': Jim Croce's music continues to inspire 50 years after his life was cut short

Jim Croce’s brief time in the national spotlight was enough to put a bevy of songs in heavy rotation on radio stations – and on stage in the hands of a lengthy A-list of fellow musicians.

September 19, 2023
'Time In A Bottle': Jim Croce's music continues to inspire 50 years after his life was cut short

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