30th Annual International Country Music Conference

Program Schedule

Thursday, 23 May 2013

Pre Keynote Sessions

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
10:00a.m.-Noon Registration
11:45a.m.-1:00p.m. Lunch
Luncheon Talk: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.
"Roger Miller: Dang Him!"

Dr. Linda J. Daniel Presiding
1:15-3:00p.m. Dr. Curt Ellison. Miami University. Hamilton, Ohio.
"Interpreting Ralph Stanley: Description, Analysis, and Perspective."
 
Dr. Gregory Hansen and Dr. Ruth Hawkins. Arkansas State University. Jonesboro, Arkansas.
"Heritage Studies, Country Music, and Restoring Johnny Cash’s Boyhood Home."
 
Dr. Ted Olson. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee.
"Can You Sing or Play Old-Time Music?: Columbia Records' 1928-29 Johnson City Sessions."
 
3:15-4:15p.m. Ms. Nancy Riley. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia.
"The Death of (Insurgent) Country Music: Bloodshot Records, Genre Boundaries, and Negotiated Scene Identities."
 
Dr. Vincent Cherre. Nantes University. Nantes, France.
"The Real Place of Appalachia in Bluegrass Music."
 
4:30-5:30p.m. Ms. Mari Nagatomi. Doshisha University. Kyoto, Japan.
"A Japanese Country Singer in Nashville: Reflections On a Career on Music Row."
 
Mr. Payman Rezwan. University of Saarbruecken. Saarbruecken, Germany.
"Put Some Country in it: The Impact of Country Music on TV Series."
 

ICMC Keynote

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee
5:30-7:00p.m. Registration/Social Hour/Informal Pickin'
Karen Raizor Aand Greg Reish, Coordinators. Bring Your Instrument!  
7:00p.m. Welcome: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee
 
Introduction and Overview: Dr. Erika Brady. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky.
 
ICMC Keynote: "Interpreting Hank Williams: Seven Decades of Writing about Country Music's Greatest Star."
Dr. Patrick Huber. Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rolla, Missouri.
Dr. David Anderson. Louisiana Tech University. Rustin, Louisiana.
Dr. Steve Goodson. University of West Georgia. Carrollton, Georgia.  

Friday, 24 May 2013

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. Richard Lloyd. Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tennessee.
"The Street, the Row, and the Hood: Legacy, Industry, and Scene in Nashville."
 
Mr. Barry Mazor. Independent Scholar and Writer. Nashville, Tennessee.
"Some Fresh Light on the Ralph Peer-Jimmie Rodgers Relationship."
 
9:45-10:45a.m.
 Dr. Tom Wilmeth. Concordia University. Mequon, Wisconsin.
"Hank's Yoko: Audrey Williams on the Radio."
 
Ms. Caroline Gnagy. Independent Scholar and Musician. Austin, Texas.
"Big Creek Farmer's Girl: The Poe Sisters On the Grand Ole Opry."
 
11:00a.m. to Noon The Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel Discussion.
An ICMC Special 50th Anniversary Retrospective
"Patsy Cline: Her Life and Legacy"
Dr. John Rumble. Senior Historian. Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee. Moderator.
Dr. Warren Hofstra. Shenandoah University. Manchester, Virginia.
Dr. Kristine McCusker. Middle Tennessee State University. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Dr. Jocelyn Neal. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Luncheon Features: The Belmont University Curb Music Industry Awards.
Belmont Country Music Book of the Year Award: Ms. Diane Diekman
"Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins."

 

Dr. Kristine McCusker Presiding
1:30-3:15p.m. Mr. Kevin Fontenot. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.
"If Mommy Didn't Sing: The Songs of Betty Amos."
 
Dr. Anthony Lis. South Dakota State University. Brookings, South Dakota.
"Blue Yodels, Prairie Radio, and Arizona Swing: The Country-Music Life of William T. 'Billy' Burkes."
 
Ms. Karen Raizor. Independent Scholar. Louisville, Kentucky.
"That Ain't No Hank Williams Song: Country Songs About How Country Doesn't Sound Country Anymore."
 
Dr. Gregory Reish. Roosevelt University. Chicago, Illinois.
"If I Could Return to Those Boyhood Days of Mine: Nostalgia and Progressivism in the Music of Norman Blake."
 
3:30-4:30p.m. Dr. Thomas Alan Holmes. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee.
"'Fightin` Side'": Merle Haggard and Compulsory Masculinity."
 
Mr. David Cantwell. Independent Scholar. Nashville, Tennessee.
"Merle Haggard's Muskogee Moment."
 

RCA Studio B.

Nashville, Tennessee.
5:30-7:00p.m.. Social Hour and Picking.
Karen Raizor and Greg Reish, Picking Coordinators  
7:00p.m. Special ICMC Panel Presentation: "The 100th Anniversary of the Georgia Old Time Fiddlers Convention."
Dr. John Rumble. Senior Historian. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee. Moderator.
Dr. Wayne Daniel. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Kevin Fleming. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. Kevin Fontenot. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ms. Barbara Panter. Musician. Atlanta, Georgia.
 

Saturday, 25 May 2013

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.
"Country Music's 'Outsider Artists': Tom House, Malcolm Holcombe, and R.B. Morris."
 
Dr. Linda J. Daniel. Mississauga, Ontario. Canada.
"Myrna Lorrie: A Canadian Country Pioneer."
 
9:45-10:45a.m.
 Ms. Murphy Henry. Artist and Independent Scholar. Winchester, Virginia.
"Enduring Issues In Bluegrass: Pretty Good For A Girl."
 
Mr. Dave Sichak. Independent Researcher. Hillbily-Music.com. Modesto, California.
“The Southern California Hillbilly Music Scene In The 1940s and 1950s: Negatives That Positively Need To Tell A Story.”
 
11:00am to noon Dr. Lance Kinney. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
"What Is Bluegrass Anyway: In Search Of Parameters and Definitions."
 
Dr. Katy Leonard. Birmingham Southern College. Birmingham, Alabama.
"Bill Monroe's Boldness: "The Tradition of Innovation in Bluegrass Music's Fifth Generation."
 
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Speaker: James E. Akenson. Tennessee Technological University. Cookeville, Tennessee.
"Teaching the Georgia Old Time Fiddlers's Convention: Methods and Materials."

Various and Sundry Door Prizes

 

Ms. Brenda Colladay Presiding
1:30-3:00p.m. Dr. Jocelyn Neal. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
"Hoedown on a Harpsichord: Making Sense of 1960s Pop Stars Gone Country."
 
Dr. Ron Roach. Young Harris College. Young Harris, Georgia.
"The Golden Age of Bluegrass on the West Coast: Early History of the Golden State Boys."
 
Dr. Irwin Streight. Royal Military College of Canada. Kingston, Ontario, Canada. And and Dr. June Skinner Sawyers. Newberry Library. Chicago, Illinois.
"Springsteen Country."
 
3:15-4:30p.m. Ms. Jenny Epp. Middle Tennessee State University. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
"Desegregation of the American Sound: How The Carolina Chocolate Drops' Commercial Success Refines Folk Music."
 
Dr. Lee Bidgood. East Tennessee State University. Johnson City, Tennessee.
 
"A 'New Weird Americana': Bill Frisell's Score for Country Music."
Mr. Brian Peterson. University of Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts.
"Authenticity and Country Music: Accuracy, Presentation, Believability, and Expectation Considered."  
4:30-4:45p.m. Conference Conclusion and Comments

"Happy Trails" — Dr. Ray White, Song Leader.