- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 41
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1982-04-30
- Subject:
- Firearms ownership--Georgia--Kennesaw
Butler, Richard
United States. Constitution. 2nd Amendment - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Cobb County, Kennesaw, 34.02343, -84.61549
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with singer Johnny Cash's rendition of "Southwind" and an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment is a feature about a controversial ordinance passed in 1982 in Kennesaw, Georgia, about ownership of firearms. The program contains audio excerpts from city council member J. O. Stevenson, Kennesaw resident Richard Butler, and unidentified citizens and police officers during a gun safety course. The segment includes a satire piece from Scott Ferguson and Howard Hursey, known as the OK Bayou Bozart Society. The second segment, which begins at 23:00, consists of an essay by Boyd Lewis about the beauty of a spring rain shower. 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 1118.041.001
ahc.1118.041.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/105
- 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
29:22 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
