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Signing off the Radi-yi-yo

Posted in Uncategorized, Clarksdale, radio, oral culture, Mississippi Delta, blues on July 5th, 2006 No Comments »

George Hines discusses Early Wright’s legacy
“This is Hines in the mornin’ times at WROX, the station that Early Wright built. George Hines, Hines, Hines on your radi-yi-yo. NO! There is nothing wrong with your radi-yi-yo. We are simply…jammin’!” –George Hines, WROX Station Manager
Rumor had it that WROX, the famous old Clarksdale radio station, was to […]

Beyond the Cotton Curtain

Posted in Clarksdale, radio, oral culture, cotton on July 1st, 2006 No Comments »

I’m heading from my home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Clarksdale, Mississippi to continue my fieldwork in the music and folklore of the Mississippi Delta. This time, I’m meeting Brian Graves, another UNC graduate student who has done extensive work on James Island, South Carolina, to produce a documentary on the relationship of hip-hop […]

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