25th Annual International Country Music Conference

Program Schedule

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Pre Keynote Sessions

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
Noon-1:00pm Registration and Box Lunch
Welcome: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.
Luncheon Talk: James E. Akenson. “On Teaching the Smithsonian ‘New Harmonies’ Country Dimensions.”

Dr. Linda J. Daniel Presiding
1:00-2:00pm Mr. Paul Wells. Middle Tennessee State University. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
“The Recordings of Tommy Jackson and the Formation of a Canon of Southern Fiddle Tunes.”
 
Dr. Gregory Hansen. Arkansas State University. State University, Arkansas.
“The Presence of Richard Seaman’s Fiddle Tunes and Stories Within Florida’s Soundscape.”
2:15-3:30pm Dr. Kristin Solli. Duke University. Durham, North Carolina.
“Cowboy” Out of the Country: Country Music and Modernity.”
 
Ms. Ruth Ellen Gruber. Writer/Journalist. Morruzze, Italy.
“Sturm, Twang, and Sauerkraut Cowboys: Country Music and Wild West Spaces in Europe.”
 
Dr. Ray White. Ball State University (Retired) Muncie, Indiana.
"Happy Trails: The Many Versions of An American Musical Icon."
3:45-5:00pm Mr. Kirby Pringle. Loyola University. Chicago, Illinois.
"Where the West was Developed: Western Film and Country Music in the San Fernando Valley."
 
Ms. Deirdre Lannon Albrecht. Center for Texas Music History. Texas State University-San Marcos.
“Swingin' West: How Hollywood put the 'Western' in Texas Swing Music."
 
Dr. P. Gary Eller. Musicologist, Singer-Songwriter. Pickle’s Butte, Idaho
Mr. John Larsen. Owyhee County Historical Society. Givens Hot Springs, Idaho.
“Vignettes of Pre-1950 Country Roots Music in Idaho.”

ICMC Keynote

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee
6:30-7:30p.m. Registration/Social Hour
7:30p.m. Welcome: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.

Conference Keynote: “In Honor of the the 80th Anniversary of the First Cajun Recording.”
Mr. Ryan Brasseaux. Yale University. New Haven, Connecticut.
Mr. Kevin Fontenot. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Friday, 23 May 2008

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

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

Dr. Jocelyn Neal Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Mr. Ronnie Pugh. Nashville Public Library. Nashville, Tennessee.
"The Music Looks at Music City: Nashville In Country Songs."
 
Dr. Stephen Tucker. Brother Martin High School. New Orleans, Louisiana.
"Kinky Friedman: The Satirist as Romantic Idealist." 1984 ICMC Presenter.
9:45-10:45a.m. Mr. Christopher Scott. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina.
“Corn Licker Stills, Fiddlin’ Conventions, Candy Pullings, and County Fairs: ‘Rural Drama’ Records."
 
Dr. Ivan Tribe. Rio Grande University. Rio Grande Ohio.
"Topical Ballads of the Carter Family." 1984 ICMC Presenter.
11:00a.m.-noon An ICMC Special Feature
The Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel Discussion
“Country Music U.S.A.: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective and Prospective”

Mr. Ronnie Pugh. Nashville Public Library. Moderator.
Dr. Bill C. Malone. Tulane University (Retired). New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. Tracey Laird. Agnes Scott College. Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Judith McCulloh. University of Illinois Press (Retired). Champaign-Urbana, Illinois.
Dr. John Rumble. Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee.
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Luncheon Features: The Belmont University Curb Music Industry Awards.

Special Feature: The Charlie Lamb Excellence In Country Music Journalism Awards.

Dr. Kristine McCusker Presiding
1:30-3:00p.m. Dr. Melinda Bender. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
Mr. Travis Begay. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
Mr. Miles Fulwider. Music Technology. New York University. New York, New York.
Michael Stemkoski. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
Michael Wisland. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
“Chronicling and Archiving the Time, Place, People, and Story of the Country Music Singer/Songwriter on the University Campus.”
 
Ms. Bambi R. Cochran. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Who Ever Heard of a Jewish Hillbilly Songwriter? Jewish Songwriters and Their Contributions to Country Music.”
 
Mr. James Elliott. Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee.
"Tommy Collins - Songwriting in His Final Years."
 
Ms. Tricia Walker. Delta Music Institute. Delta State University. Cleveland, Mississippi.
Mr. Davis Raines. The Morgan Music Group. Nashville, Tennessee.
“Poetry of the People: Country Music and American Social Change.”
3:30-4:30p.m. Mr. Bobby Reed. Freelance Journalist. Chicago, Illinois.
“Inclusiveness, Race, and Civil War Imagery in Country Music: The Homogenous Past and the Multicultural Future.”
 
Dr. Michael Bertrand. Tennessee State University. Nashville, Tennessee.
“Satchmo Visits the Ryman: Popular Music and the Civil Rights Struggle in the 1950s American South.”

The Legendary Quonset Hut.

(Plan B In The Event of Construction Delays: The Frist Lecture Hall)
6:00-9:00pm. Social Hour
Tour of the Quonset Hut: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University. Nashville.

A Special Presentation in Recognition of the 60th Anniversary of the Louisiana Hayride
Introduction and Commentary: Dr. Erika Brady. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Presentation: Margaret and Alton Warwick. The Louisiana Hayride Companies. Shreveport, Louisiana.

Saturday, 24 May 2008

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

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

Dr. Erika Brady Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Mr. Jim Murphy. Feature Writer. Brick, New Jersey.
“Hank Williams and the ‘Lovesick Blues’: A 60th Anniversary Analysis.”
 
Dr. Patrick Huber. University of Missouri, Rolla. Rolla, Missouri.
Dr. David Anderson. Louisiana Tech University. Ruston, Louisiana.
Dr. Steve Goodson. University of West Georgia. Carrolton, Georgia.
"'My Treasured Life with a Beloved Brother': Irene Williams Smith and the Construction of Hank Williams' Public Memory."
9:45-10:45a.m. Dr. Travis Stimeling. Millikin University. Decatur, Illinois.
“'Phases and Stages, Circles and Cycles': Willie Nelson's Compositional Approaches to the Concept Album.”
 
Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee.
“The Business of Country Music.”
11:00-12:00pm A Special ICMC Panel Presentation
Looking Back, Looking Forward: The 75th Anniversary of the Death of Jimmie Rodgers.

Moderator: Mr. Ronnie Pugh. Nashville Public Library. Nashville, Tennessee.
Mr. Barry Mazor. No Depression Magazine. Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Jocelyn Neal. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Dr. Nolan Porterfield. Southeast Missouri State University (Retired) Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ms. Holly George-Warren. Writer. Phoenicia, New York.
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Introduction: Ms. Holly George Warren. Writer. Phoenicia, New York.
Ms. Raeanne Rubenstein. Dish Magazine. Nashville, Tennessee.
“Photography: Capturing the Country Music Image”

Ms. Brenda Colladay Presiding
1:30-3:00p.m. Dr. Diane Pecknold. University of Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky.
“Fan Dance: Country Music Fan Clubs and the Emergence of Fan Fair.”
 
Capt. Diane Diekman. Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
“Faron Young and Marty Robbins - A Comparison of Two Country Legends.”
 
Dr. Steve Bransford. Emory University. Atlanta, Georgia.
"Raw Materials: The Art of Documenting American Vernacular Music"
3:15-4:15p.m. Mr. Jack Palmer. Battle Creek, Michigan.
“Vernon Dalhart: Ignored and Denigrated?”
 
Mr. Josh Head. West Georgia College. La Grange, Georgia.
“No Hillbilly Hepcat at the Mother Church: The Relationship Between Rockabilly and Country Music 1954-1963."
 
Mr. Jason Kirby. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Virginia.
“'Inherent Mysticism': Critical Reception of Dylan’s 'Country' Period.”