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    • string bands in the 1940's & 1950's (talking)

    • string bands in the 1940's & 1950's (talking)

    • Bands; Interviews;

    • Flynn Rigney and Richard Bigger talk with Kip Lornell about the effects of rock music and juke boxes on string band popularity during the times around WWII. Richard Bigger played fiddle for The Four Virginians. They are both members of The...
    • Ferrum College
    • Ralph's car rattle (talking)

    • Ralph's car rattle (talking)

    • Radio; Humor;

    • Hal Grant tells a story about a dangerous car ride. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's, 1940's and early 1950's. ...
    • Ferrum College
    • Irving Sharpe pranks (talking)

    • Irving Sharpe pranks (talking)

    • Radio; Humor;

    • Virgil Simmons tells a story about winning a guinea hen for a fiddle contest, and Irv letting them loose. Saford Hall tells a story of spelling confusion. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers...
    • Ferrum College
    • Irv & the Kite (talking)

    • Irv & the Kite (talking)

    • Radio; Humor;

    • Dexter Mills talks about a kite that he built while working as a radio announcer. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late...
    • Ferrum College
    • Korean War newscast (talking)

    • Korean War newscast (talking)

    • Radio; Humor;

    • Hal Grant talks about an unfortunate broadcast that he made, which somehow turned humorous. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through...
    • Ferrum College
    • midget racing, parade pranks (talking)

    • midget racing, parade pranks (talking)

    • Radio; Humor;

    • Radio announcers talk about funny events they were employed to cover. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's, 1940's...
    • Ferrum College
    • auditioning for WRBX (talking)

    • auditioning for WRBX (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Dexter Mills tells about his audition for WRBX as a singer, and later musicians he worked with. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia...
    • Ferrum College
    • San Antonio Rose

    • San Antonio Rose

    • Bands; Radio; Western Swing music;

    • Musicians play a swing tune before a group interview begins. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's, 1940's and early...
    • Ferrum College
    • Jay Hugh Hall, traveling and money (talking)

    • Jay Hugh Hall, traveling and money (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Bob Crawley talks about Jay Hugh Hall. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's, 1940's and early 1950's. The group...
    • Ferrum College
    • WWII, Mundy family show dates (talking)

    • WWII, Mundy family show dates (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Curtis Downey discusses the employment trends during WWII for wives of radio employees. Lois Firestone talks about her father arranging show dates for their family band. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians...
    • Ferrum College
    • fan on a horse (talking)

    • fan on a horse (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Saford Hall tells a story about a fan who was a little confused. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late 1930's, 1940's and...
    • Ferrum College
    • prank on Hal Grant (talking)

    • prank on Hal Grant (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Mel, Saford, and Wayne talk about some pranks that initiated people into the bands. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the late...
    • Ferrum College
    • backwoods shows, driving in snow (talking)

    • backwoods shows, driving in snow (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • Mel, Glen, and Lawrence talk about rural performances, and driving to them through the snow. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through...
    • Ferrum College
    • steam pumping station (talking)

    • steam pumping station (talking)

    • Bands; Radio;

    • A group of retired radio announcers and musicians talk about the early days of live radio. This interview is being conducted by Kip Lornell with a group of musicians and announcers who used to perform on live radio, in Roanoke Virginia through the...
    • Ferrum College
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