Arthur Q. Smith: The Trouble With the Truth is a new two-CD set from the German reissue label Bear Family that focuses on the little-known Knoxville songwriter Arthur Q. Smith. …
A 1983 History of Coca-Cola Provides Insight Into the Vols’ Colorful 1940 Rose Bowl Trip
Read the first part of this story here. Several years ago, a VHS transfer of some old 16mm film came to the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, courtesy …
Even Before TV, Local Photographers Documented the Vol Football Team on Film
Seems like everybody’s got Vol fever recently. Even people who normally don’t care that much about football have gotten excited, watching the games at crowded bars or with friends. University …
Revisiting Stan Brock’s Unlikely Sideline as an ’80s Action Hero
A recent cover story on Stan Brock brought to mind an obscure film with Knoxville connections that he starred in. Through his work with Remote Area Medical, providing assistance to the …
Sweet Clifford: Remembering Knoxville Soul Legend Clifford Curry
Knoxville lost one of its great voices when soul singer Clifford Curry died on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the age of 79, after a stroke several days earlier. Curry never …