Jamboree in Wheeling (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540245151)

Beginning in the mid-1920s, radio stations that catered to rural audiences sponsored programs featuring country music, generically termed barn dances. Ranking second in terms of longevity and perhaps in significance to the Grand Ole Opry from WSM Nashville came the Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. It became the springboard for such country stars as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, Hawkshaw Hawkins, the Osborne Brothers, Doc and Chickie Williams, Lee Moore, Big Slim the Lone Cowboy, and most recently, Brad Paisley. Under slightly varying names, the Jamboree flourished from 1933 through 2005 over the airwaves of 50,000-watt WWVA 1170 AM and now airs on WWOV 101.1 FM.

Author: Ivan M. Tribe, Jacob L. Bapst
ISBN-10: 1540245152
ISBN-13: 9781540245151
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2020
Pages: 130
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.38d