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Did Knoxville Run Off Country Music?

WUOT | By Todd Steed
Published August 21, 2019 at 3:03 PM EDT
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Arthur Q. Smith
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Chet Atkins
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WNOX
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Don Gibson
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Bonnie Lou Moore
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Homer and Jethro
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Jim Clayton
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Kountry Kings with Cathy Hill and Jim Clayton
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Carter Family
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Bradley Reeves
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Flatt and Scruggs at WNOX
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In our second Raised in Knoxville podcast we talk to Jack Neely and Bradley Reeves about the rumor that Knoxville was ashamed of country music and sent it to Nashville. 

Have a look at the slideshow created with images from Applachian Media Archives and TAMIS. 

The podcasts are also available on I-tunes on our Studio 865 podcast page. 

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Arts Bradley ReevesStudio 865Jack NeelyKen BurnsCountry MusicRaised in Knoxville
Todd Steed
A Knoxville native, Todd began working at WUOT in 2006 as jazz coordinator and is currently serving at Interim Director. Todd also serves as music director and host of Studio 865/Flipside, Improvisations and Changing Course. Todd's newest podcast isImprovisations to Go. Todd got his start in radio at WUTK, where he served as both news and music director while earning his undergraduate degree in journalism at UT. He later earned a master’s degree in education, also at UT. Recently, Todd was inducted into the East Tennessee Writer's Hall of Fame.
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