Jim Cooley of Rockwood called up and said he had a record I might find interesting. It was a 1960s recording of a 90-year-old Rockwood woman playing banjo and telling …
Rhythm & Blues Revue: Rick Lomax and TAMIS Preserve a Night With Knoxville’s ’80s R&B Stars
The veteran Knoxville R&B musician Rick Lomax visited the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound recently. He brought with him a few records, a video, and a lot of …
Single Minded: Digging Through the TAMIS Crates for Rare 45s
There are thousands of records at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. We acquire them in a variety of ways: Many are donated in bulk as collections; some …
A Look Back at Knoxville Stomp—and the Contributions of TAMIS Co-Founder Bradley Reeves
The Knoxville Stomp Festival of Lost Music took place two weeks ago, and maybe you’re tired of hearing about it, but this is a biweekly column, so I hope you’ll …
How a German Record Label, a Maryland 78 Collector, and a Local Archive Saved the St. James Sessions
If you’ve read this week’s cover story, you know about The Knoxville Sessions: 1929-1930, the CD box set that’s the inspiration for the Knoxville Stomp festival this weekend. It’s a …