Hosted by Brad Reeves and Louisa Trott of the
Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound
and Jim Childs, Co-host

Join the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound every Monday night as Brad and Louisa delve into the archives and pull out some of the most diverse, rare, and often obscure sounds on vinyl (shellac and acetate too, to be precise!).

They'll explore the distant frontiers of long-forgotten recorded sounds from the dawn of the record industry at the turn of the twentieth century to the demise of the vinyl era in the 1980s. You'll hear anything from home-recorded acetate discs, 1940s' pop, old time country, jazz, blues, to radio transcriptions from local radio stations WNOX and WROL; all on 78, 45 and 331/3. The emphasis will be on local and regional recordings, writers and performers.

Each week a connecting thread will link the records being played (although the connections could be diverse and obscure as the records being played!), and Brad and Louisa will provide historical background and commentary and chat about the records / artists.

Tens of thousands of records were released during the first 80 years of recorded sound, from the vanity recordings pressed in small quantities, to now-forgotten hits of the day distributed in their thousands. In this era of CDs, downloading and MP3s, many of these great - and not-so-great records - have fallen through the cracks and will probably never make the crossover to the digital age. Consequently, much of our musical heritage lays buried away and hidden, awaiting rediscovery. Fortunately, WDVX is one the few remaining radio stations equipped with operable turntables, particularly one that will play 78 rpm records. So sit back and wait to discover some hidden gems on East Tennessee's own.

Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound
Located at the East Tennessee History Center
Knoxville, TN
865 215 8856
online at http://www.tamisarchive.org