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    • 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
    • Hill brothers & Willie Simmons

    • Hill brothers & Willie Simmons

    • Singing; Spirituals; Autoharps; Fiddle music; Guitars; Radio;

    • Photograph (L-R) of Bill Hill, Willie Simmons, and Dewey Hill holding a fiddle, autoharp, and guitar. Dewey hosted a Christian gospel radio show for many years from Mount Airy, North Carolina, and from Galax, Virginia.
    • Ferrum College
    • Cotton-Eyed Joe

    • Cotton-Eyed Joe

    • Radio; Bands; Fiddle music;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. Virgil Simmons is playing the fiddle. Members of the band in various forms included: Lawrence Sink (guitar), Paul Byrd (tenor banjo), Glenwood Howell (bass, guitar), Virgil...
    • Ferrum College
    • Cindy

    • Cindy

    • Radio; Bands; Fiddle music;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. Virgil Simmons is playing the fiddle. Members of the band in various forms included: Lawrence Sink (guitar), Paul Byrd (tenor banjo), Glenwood Howell (bass, guitar), Virgil...
    • Ferrum College
    • Paddy on the Turnpike

    • Paddy on the Turnpike

    • Fiddle music; Radio; Bands;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. Virgil Simmons is playing the fiddle. Members of the band in various forms included: Lawrence Sink (guitar), Paul Byrd (tenor banjo), Glenwood Howell (bass, guitar), Virgil...
    • Ferrum College
    • Dance All Night

    • Dance All Night

    • Fiddle music; Radio; Bands;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. Virgil Simmons is playing the fiddle. Members of the band in various forms included: Lawrence Sink (guitar), Paul Byrd (tenor banjo), Glenwood Howell (bass, guitar), Virgil...
    • Ferrum College
    • Cumberland Gap

    • Cumberland Gap

    • Fiddle music; Radio; Bands;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio station WDBJ. Virgil Simmons is playing the fiddle. Members of the band in various forms included: Lawrence Sink (guitar), Paul Byrd (tenor banjo), Glenwood Howell (bass, guitar), Virgil...
    • Ferrum College
    • [Amnesty Letter] ID225 / Simmons, M. W.

    • [Amnesty Letter] ID225 / Simmons, M. W.

    • Civil War

    • This letter was written by M. W. Simmons to President Andrew Johnson in response to the President's Amnesty Proclamation of 29 May 1865. The writer indicates his county of residence as Rutherford Co., NC and does not state his occupation.
    • Berea College
    • Lamplighters Hornpipe

    • Lamplighters Hornpipe

    • Renfro Valley Breakfast Party ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, Kentucky); Lamplighters Hornpipe; Fiddle music; Simmons, Bob;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Breakfast Party originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 6-18-48.
    • Berea College
    • Cripple Creek

    • Cripple Creek

    • Renfro Valley Breakfast Party ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, Kentucky); Cripple Creek; Simmons, Bob; Fiddle music;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Breakfast Party originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 3-4-48.
    • Berea College
    • Grey Eagle

    • Grey Eagle

    • Renfro Valley Breakfast Party ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, Kentucky); Fiddle music; Grey Eagle; Simmons, Bob;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Breakfast Party originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 10-3-47.
    • Berea College
    • Bye Bye Blues

    • Bye Bye Blues

    • Renfro Valley Breakfast Party ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, Kentucky); Bye Bye Blues; Simmons, Bob; Fiddle Tune--Kentucky;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Breakfast Party originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 1946.
    • Berea College
    • Durangs Hornpipe

    • Durangs Hornpipe

    • Renfro Valley Breakfast Party ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, KY); Durangs Hornpipe; Simmons, Bob; Fiddle music;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Breakfast Party originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 1-10-46.
    • Berea College
    • Sally Goodin'

    • Sally Goodin'

    • Renfro Valley Barn Dance ; Radio Programs--Kentucky; Country Music--Kentucky; Country Musicians--Kentucky; WHAS (Radio Station: Louisville, Kentucky); Sally Goodin'; Simmons, Bob; Sally Goodin'; Fiddle music;

    • Fiddle tune played by Bob Simmons on the Renfro Valley Barn Dance originating from Renfro Valley, Kentucky over Louisville radio station WHAS 6-29-46.
    • Berea College
    • Fiddler's Dream

    • Fiddler's Dream

    • Bands; Radio; Fiddle music

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio. They are a Roanoke band, that played traditional music and also emulated the popular sounds of the Sons of the Pioneers. Members of the Dixie Playboys include, but are not limited to:...
    • Ferrum College
    • Blackberry Blossom

    • Blackberry Blossom

    • Bands; Radio; Fiddle music;

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio. They are a Roanoke band, that played traditional music and also emulated the popular sounds of the Sons of the Pioneers. Members of the Dixie Playboys include, but are not limited to:...
    • Ferrum College
    • Unidentified

    • Unidentified

    • Bands; Radio; Fiddle music

    • The Dixie Playboys perform live over Roanoke Country Radio. They are a Roanoke band, that played traditional music and also emulated the popular sounds of the Sons of the Pioneers. Members of the Dixie Playboys include, but are not limited to:...
    • 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
    • Foggy Mountain Rag

    • Foggy Mountain Rag

    • Bands; Radio; Fiddle music

    • Musicians play a fiddle 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...
    • Ferrum College
    • Sally Goodin

    • Sally Goodin

    • Bands; Radio; Fiddle music

    • Musicians play a fiddle 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...
    • Ferrum College
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