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Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

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🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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November 28, 2024 marks the 99th anniversary of a very famous American institution. This institution began under the name of the WSM Barn Dance. A radio show that was launched by my a man by the name of, George D. Hay. His first guest on this radio show was a 77 year-old fiddle player named uncle Jimmy Thompson, and all that man did was play fiddle tunes exactly like the one Sean open’s this episode playing (Georgia Horseshoe). The show was broadcast from the fifth floor of the National Life ...

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0:45.3	I'm Well, I thought it was only fitting to start this podcast with me playing my fiddle for you,
1:15.1	because this month on November 28th marks the 99th anniversary of a very famous American institution.
1:25.2	This institution began under the name of the W.S.M. Barn Dance radio show that was launched by a man
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