- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 103
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1984-06-14
- Subject:
- Railroads--Georgia--Atlanta
Transportation--Georgia--Atlanta
Passenger trains--Georgia--Atlanta
Garrett, Franklin M. (Franklin Miller), 1906-2000
Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
Passenger trains - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:28, is a feature about Elvis impersonator Raymond Michaels, who has been performing as Elvis Presley since 1972. The program features audio of Michaels' performances, and an interview with Michaels who expresses his admiration of Presley, The second segment, which begins at 7:58, is a song titled the Ballad of Elvis Presley's Car, by Merle Kessler. The third segment, which begins at 11:27, is a rebroadcast of a May 1983 "Southwind" segment about the last run of the Atlanta to Augusta rail line. The program features audio excerpts from railroad engineer Bill Walden; railroad enthusiasts Carol Brantley and Gordon Magette, and Franklin Garrett, railroad historian and President of the Atlanta Historical Society. Garrett sings the Ballad of Casey Jones to passengers on the train. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.103.001
ahc.1118.103.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/102
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
29:23 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
