WDVX Radio   by JaZilla

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"Probably the best radio station in the world..."

John McManus, 7th Annual Music Issue, Oxford American

My History With WDVX Radio 

Before moving to their new studio in downtown Knoxville at the corner of Gay St. and Summit Hill Avenue, WDVX transmitted out of a trailer in a trailer park right alongside I-75 in Anderson County, the next county north of Knox county.
Even then they had fans all over the world for their quality americana, blue grass, roots, classic country, and traditional mountain music.

Here's thing that makes this an interesting topic for me:

Not only does WDVX play an incredible array of Americana, Hillbilly, Classic Country, Bluegrass, Folk, and such...
And on top of that, keeps my cultural heritage (one of the few left in America) strong...
No, it's this:

I lived within a few miles of the trailer studio for years and years, and never went to visit.

Never. Not even when I was selling jewelry at a craft fair in that very trailer park.

Sometimes I'm plumb dense.

Performances At The WDVX Studio 

Mic Harrison @ WDVX 5-24-06

Mic Harrison performs live at the WDVX studio in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee for the May 24th "Blue Plate Special" show.

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The Blue Plate Special: Live Music For Lunch 




Be part of the live audience at WDVX's Blue Plate Special weekdays at noon.

Past Blue Plate Special performers include Robinella, Bela Fleck of Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, and Nickle Creek.

Blue Plate Special Performance Pictures

MetroPulse Articles 

Left of the Dial
July 11, 2002 * Vol. 12, No. 28
© 2002 Metro Pulse
by Joe Tarr
A Legend Reborn?
Vol 16, Issue 22
Thursday, June 01, 2006
by Jack Neely

WDVX Webcast 

WDVX via Media Player
Media Player webcast of WDVX.
32K WDVX
Windows Media 32K webcast.
56K WDVX
56K for MP3 or Real Player.

WDVX Archives 

Todd Sneed & the Mini Suns
March 17th, 2006 Quicktime of Todd Sneed & the Mini Suns at WDVX.
Web Wilder
19.6 mb MP3 of Web Wilder, Jerry Lester, and DJ Mary Lou Cameron talking at WDVX October 9, 2004.

The Philosophy of Hillbilly Music 

How The Hippies Ruin't Hillbilly Music: A Historical Memoir 1960-2000

How The Hippies Ruin't Hillbilly Music: A Historical Memoir 1960-2000

by St Wish Wishnevsky

Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 10/06/2008)

Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle for Respectability, 1939-1954

Smile When You Call Me a Hillbilly: Country Music's Struggle for Respectability, 1939-1954

by Jeffrey J. Lange

Amazon Price: $25.95 (as of 10/06/2008)

Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music

Honky-Tonk Heroes and Hillbilly Angels: The Pioneers of Country and Western Music

by Holly George-Warren

Amazon Price: $12.48 (as of 10/06/2008)

Another WDVX Video 

bluegrass at wdvx radio station in knox. tenn.

Teenage bluegrass prodigys playing for the Blue Plate radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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