27th Annual International Country Music Conference

Program Schedule

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Pre Keynote Sessions

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
11:00am-Noon Registration
“Pick Em If You Got Em”
Noon-1:00pm Lunch
Welcome: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.

Luncheon Talk:
Dr. James E. Akenson. Tennessee Technological University. Cookeville, Tennessee.
“Journey Stories: Using Country Music in a Museum on Main Street Teacher Workshop."
 
Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University. Nashville.
"The State of The Music Country Music Business."

Dr. Linda J. Daniel Presiding
1:00-2:30pm Dr. David Pruett. University of Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts.
“Muzik Mafia: The Beginning of the End.”
 
Ms. Nancy Riley. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia.
“Alt .Country As ‘Alternative' Country and Punk Take on the Establishment.”
 
Ms. Bambi R. Cochran. New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Alternatives to Country – Origins and Parameters of Alternative.”
 
Dr. Dana Wiggins. Georgia Perimeter College. Atlanta, Georgia.
“Honky Tonk Angel or Devil?” k. d. lang’s Country Music Rebellions, 1984-1990.”

An ICMC Special Bluegrass Tour De Force — Round II
2:45-4:30pm Dr. Bill Brown. Young Harris College. Young Harris, Georgia.
Mr. Mike Fleming. Sharpsburg, Georgia.
“North Georgia Bluegrass Pioneer Robert A. “Tut” Taylor.”
 
Mr. David W. Johnson. Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
“Issues of Methodology in Autobiography, Biography, and Oral History: Focus on Ralph Stanley.”
 
Dr. Lance Kinney. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
“William Smith Monroe: W.J. Cash’s Prototypical Southern ‘Man At The Center.’”
 
Dr. Joti Rockwell. Pomona College. Claremont, California.
“Gestural Translation and Innovation in Bluegrass Fiddle Tunes.”  
Dr. Richard Stern. St. Meinrad School of Theology. Saint Meinrad, Indiana.
”Bluegrass Gospel: The Music of Exiles.”
4:45-5:45pm Mr. Jim Murphy. Independent Scholar. Brick, New Jersey.
“Hank Williams: The Sterling Sessions”. (These are the first two recording sessions by Hank Williams in Nashville, Dec. 1946 & Feb. 1947)
 
Dr. Gregory Hansen. Arkansas State University. State University, Arkansas.
“Pranking and Tall Tale Telling Within the Old-Time Fiddling Tradition.”

ICMC Keynote

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee
5:45-7:00p.m. Registration/Social Hour/Informal Pickin’: Bring Your Instrument!
7:00p.m. Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.
 
ICMC Keynote: “Rounder Records at 40: History, Present, and the Future.” Overview of Rounder Records History
 
Dr. Michael Scully. Independent Scholar. Austin, Texas
Mr. Ken Irwin and Ms. Marian Levy.
 
Rounder Records Comment: Mr. Jay Orr. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee
 
Audience Interaction

Friday, 28 May 2010

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
7:30-8:30a.m. Registration and Breakfast.

Dr. Erika Brady Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Dr. Ray White. Muncie, Indiana.
"Smiley Burnette: B Western Sidekick and Country Musician"
 
Mr. Packy Smith. Independent Scholar. Nashville, Tennessee.
"Tex Ritter: From Folk Singer to Country Legend." “Kitty Wells: Honky-Tonk Music and Domesticity.”
9:45-10:45a.m. Mr. Brian Powers. Cincinnati Public Library. Cincinnati, Ohio.
"The Country Side of King Records."
 
Mr. Nathan Gibson. Indiana University. Bloomington Indiana.
“The Starday Story: Lefty Frizzell, the Bluegrass Boom, and the King Connection.”
11:00a.m.-Noon An ICMC Special Feature
The Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel Discussion.
“Bluegrass A History: Its History, Impact, and Future”
A Panel Discussion In Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the Publication of Dr. Neil Rosenberg’s Bluegrass History By The University of Illinois Press.
Moderator: Dr. Erika Brady. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green Kentucky.
 
Dr. Neil Rosenberg. Newfoundland, Canada.
Ms. Murphy Henry. Bluegrass Historian and Artist. Winchester Virginia.
Mr. Kevin Kehrberg. University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
Dr. David Royko. Bluegrass Columnist. Chicago, Illinois.
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Luncheon Features: The Belmont University Curb Music Industry Awards.
Belmont Country Music Book of the Year Award:
Mr. Barry Mazor. “Meeting Jimmie Rodgers.” Oxford University Press.  

Belmont University Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Marty Stuart.  Marty Stuart

Special Feature: The Charlie Lamb Excellence In Country Music Journalism Awards.
Honoree, Contemporary Award: Mr. Derek Halsey, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Honoree, Career Award: Mr. Walt Trott, Madison, Tennessee

Dr. Kristine McCusker Presiding
1:30-3:15p.m. Mr. Kevin Fontenot. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Fiddling the Union Back Together: Col. James Pattee and the Old Soldiers Fiddlers"
 
Dr. Ryan Brasseaux. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut.
“Memory and Migration in Country Music: The Curious Case of Zachary Richard and 1755.”
 
Dr. Anthony Lis. South Dakota State University. Brookings, South Dakota.
“Mahalo, Lani McIntire: The Hawaiian Bandleader and Guitarist’s Influence On Mainland Country Music.”
 
Ms. Karen Raizor. Independent Scholar. Louisville, Kentucky.
“We Hope That You Have Been Amused: The Secret Weapons of Homer and Jethro’s Comedy.”
3:30-4:30p.m. Dr. Jocelyn Neal. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
“The Song’s All Wrong: Why Musical Form Matters in Country Music”
 
Dr. David Anderson. Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, Louisiana.
“Towards an Environmental History of Country Music.”

RCA Studio B.

Nashville, Tennessee.
6:00-7:00pm. Social Hour and Picking.
7:00-9:00p.m. Special ICMC Panel Presentation: “Backing the Hits: Backup Singers Reflect On Their Role in Making Hits Happen.”
Moderator: Dr. John Rumble. Senior Historian. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee.
Panelists: Ms. Delores Edgin, Ms. Millie Kirkham, Mr. Louis Nunley, Mr. Gordon Stoker

Saturday, 29 May 2010

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
7:30-8:30a.m. Coffee and Breakfast.

Dr. Jocelyn Neal Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Dr. Jim Clark. Barton College. Wilson, North Carolina.
“For the Sake of the Song: Townes Van Zandt and the Ballad Tradition.”
 
Dr. Linda J. Daniel. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
“‘Snow Job’ or ‘The Real Thang’? A Study of Three Iconic Canadian Singers and Their Relationships with the Genre Termed ‘Country’”
9:45-10:45a.m. Dr. Clay Motley. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky.
“Minnie Pearl and William Faulkner: Southern Music as Part of the Literary Renaissance.”
 
Dr. Travis Stimeling. Millikin University. Decatur, Illinois.
“Auto-Tune, The Mediated Voice, and Discourses of Authenticity in Contemporary Country Music.”
11:00-12:15pm Mr. Dave Sichak. Hillbilly Music.com. Modesto, California.
“Form, Style, and Substance in Preserving the History of Hillbilly Music.”
 
Mr. Tony Russell. Independent Scholar. London, UK.
“Carson Robison: 1930s Country Music Comes to the UK.”
 
Dr. Wayne W. Daniel. Georgia State University (Retired). Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Kevin S. Fleming. Popular Music Archivist. Georgia State University Library. Atlanta, Georgia.
“From Elviry to Elvis: Thirty Years of Country Music Coverage By Billboard and Variety, 1925-1955, and the Problem of Accessibility.”
12:15-1:30p.m. Lunch

Speaker: Dr. Bill C. Malone. Madison, Wisconsin.
“In Honor of Mike Seeger: His Impact and Significance to Country Music.”

Special Feature: The Charlie Lamb Excellence In Country Music Journalism Awards.
Honoree Contemporary Award: Mr. Derek Halsey, Cincinnati, Ohio Honoree.
Honoree Career Award Mr. Walt Trott, Madison, Tennessee.

Ms. Brenda Colladay Presiding
1:45-3:15p.m. "Is Country Music Only Southern Music? Some Fresh Thoughts.”
 
Dr. Ronald D. Cohen. Indiana University Northwest (Emeritus).
“Alan Lomax’s Northern Collecting Trips: Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont.”
 
Dr. Paul Tyler. Chicago State University. Chicago, Illinois.
“Midwestern Country Music: Radio Broadcasting, Commericial Recordings, and Personal Appearances to 1950.”
 
Dr. Clifford Murphy. Folk and Traditional Arts, Maryland Arts Council. Baltimore, Maryland.
“New England Country and Wester Music Since the 1920s.”
 
Dr. Patrick Huber. Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rolla, Missouri.
“The New York Sound: Citybilly Recording Artists and the Creation of Hillbilly Music, 1924-1932.”
 
Dr. Bill C. Malone. Madison, Wisconsin.
“Response From a Southerner.”
3:30-4:30p.m. Mr. Kirby Pringle. Loyola University. Chicago, Illinois.
“I Made the Prison Band!: Country Music Behind Bars.”
 
Mr. Peyman Rezwan. University of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.
“This Ain’t Tennessee: The Cultural Politics of New Country.”
4:30-4:45pm Conference Conclusion and Comments.
“Happy Trails” — Dr. Ray White. Song Leader