The name Luke Brandon is familiar to Knoxville music historians and serious country-music fans. The guitarist had a long and storied career and was still occasionally performing not long before …
Video Rewind: Unearthing a Rare Knoxville New Wave Single
During one of his frequent thrift-store searches a few years ago, TAMIS head Bradley Reeves came across a peculiar 7” single. Though he didn’t know the band, Video, and he …
Newly Released Letters Reveal Folk Icon Guy Carawan’s First Impressions of the South
In the summer of 1953, folk singers Guy Carawan, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and Frank Hamilton lit out from New York City to take a trip through the South. Over six …
The Story of Well-Known Children’s Song “Three Little Fishies” Begins in Knoxville
If you’re a parent, kindergarten teacher, children’s librarian, or golden-oldies fan, you might know the song “Three Little Fishies.” You might not know—few people do—that it was written by three …
Night Mist: A Garage-Rock Rarity From Newport
Walking rock ’n’ roll encyclopedia Nathan Moses, of Lost and Found Records, has never steered me wrong, but it just seemed weird when he told me about Night Mist, a …