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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101467105686
ISBN-139781467105682
eBay Product ID (ePID)3050401120
Product Key Features
Book TitleJamboree in Wheeling
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2020
TopicUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass, Radio / General
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Performing Arts, History
AuthorJacob L. Bapst, Ivan M. Tribe
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-937896
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23/eng/20240808
Dewey Decimal781.544
SynopsisBeginning in the mid-1920s, radio stations that catered to rural audiences sponsored programs featuring country music, generically termed "barn dances." Ranking second in terms of longevity and perhaps in significance to the Grand Ole Opry from WSM Nashville came the Jamboree in Wheeling, West Virginia. It became the springboard for such country stars as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper, Hawkshaw Hawkins, the Osborne Brothers, Doc and Chickie Williams, Lee Moore, Big Slim the Lone Cowboy, and most recently, Brad Paisley. Under slightly varying names, the Jamboree flourished from 1933 through 2005 over the airwaves of 50,000-watt WWVA 1170 AM and now airs on WWOV 101.1 FM.