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Inside the Vault

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All-American Guitar: Local Country Hero Luke Brandon Also Dabbled in Rock ’n’ Roll

In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric DawsonMay 13, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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Video Rewind: Unearthing a Rare Knoxville New Wave Single

In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric DawsonApril 29, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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Newly Released Letters Reveal Folk Icon Guy Carawan’s First Impressions of the South

In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric DawsonApril 8, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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The Story of Well-Known Children’s Song “Three Little Fishies” Begins in Knoxville

In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric DawsonApril 1, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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Night Mist: A Garage-Rock Rarity From Newport

In Inside the Vault, Music Stories by Eric DawsonMarch 18, 2015leave a COMMENT

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 …

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