Mountaineer Jamboree-Pa

This is a history not simply of famous personages but of those who have worked and shared and contributed their creative spirit to give musical expression to West Virginias values and heritage.

About the author

Ivan Tribe is assistant professor of history at Rio Grande College in Ohio.

Summary

From 1926 through the 1950s, as Ivan Tribe shows in his lively history, country music radio programming made the Mountain State a mecca for country singers and instrumentalists from all over America. The show's success spawned numerous competitors, as new stations all over West Virginia followed WWVA's lead in headlining country music.

Product details

• Authors: Ivan M Tribe, Ivan M. Tribe
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.10.1996
• EAN: 9780813108780
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-0878-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries