You may have read recently that Funai Electric, the only company still manufacturing VCRs, will soon stop production of the machines. The fact that they were still being made might …
Sing Out! Some Surprising Performances From UT’s Mid-’60s Choral Contest
I am often amazed at the coincidences, synchronicities, and plain luck that happen around here at the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. This is a minor instance, maybe, but …
A Pair of Rare Vinyl Discoveries Reveals Treasures of Old-Time East Tennessee Music
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 …