- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 44
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1982-06
- Subject:
- Folk music--Georgia--Atlanta
Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta
Culture - Location:
- 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, which begins at 0:56 is an interview with Atlanta author and lecturer Carolyn Becknell Mann about the character of southerners and their politics and religion. The second segment, which begins 8:19, focuses on the Atlanta chapter of Performing Artists for Nuclear Disarmament. The program features audio excerpts from performances surrounding the theme of nuclear war. The third segment, which begins at 21:00, is a feature about Georgia Tech professor and folk singer Bud Foote. The program features audio excerpts from Foote singing songs and talking about how he began writing music. 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 1118.044.001
ahc.1118.044.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/60
- 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
29:13 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
