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A rare Bluebird 78 rpm disc recorded in Charlotte, North Carolina during August 1937. Tex Dunn and possibly Curly Shelton were popular radio stars on Knoxville, Tennessee's WNOX-Radio. The duo recorded several rare 78s at this session, with this particular track featuring back-up from Knoxville's swing band The Dixieland Swingsters. Digital transfer from an original disc in the Smoky Mountain R...

Bing Crosby & Mary Costa - Jingle Bells Medley

Daddy Will Santa Claus Ever Have to Die? - Jimmy Martin

Tommy Covington WGAP Radio Segment

Explore vintage Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and Cherokee, North Carolina, through this rare 8mm footage. Highlights include the Gatlinburg Skylift, Christus Gardens, and the Old Smoky Railroad in Cherokee, showcasing the charm and history of these iconic Smoky Mountain attractions.

World in Action: The Stripping of Appalachia (1972)

A vintage television commercial from 1955, scanned from a decomposing 16mm reel of film in the Smoky Mountain Radio Archive.

Some secret silent film history turns up! I was recently given a box of unidentified 16mm film reels, and was surprised to find this fantastically rare footage in the mix. "Rinaldo Rinaldini" is a forgotten German feature seen by relatively few after its initial release in 1927. Currently, this obscure movie is unavailable via streaming and home video. At least one other print is known to exist...

Fantastic and obscure single by young banjo prodigy Wade Hill, and backed by the Bluegrass Professionals. The late Knoxville-based musician released this hot and unique 45 rpm on the Appalachian label, sometime during the mid-1970s. Autographed single from the Smoky Mountain Radio Archive.

TVA Photographer Sam Orleans operated a movie studio in downtown Knoxville,Tennessee from the late 1940s until the mid-1960s. Sam produced hundreds of educational, training, television, entertainment, and documentary films, many now lost. Many of Orleans' films used local Knoxville actors and locations. Eagle eyed viewers will spot vintage scenes of Broadway, the Fellini Kroger, North Hills, Be...

A circa 1980 45rpm single recorded for Red Speeks' Red Hed label, based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. The sisters perform a great cover of the Carl Butler and Pearl standard "Don't Let Me Cross Over".

Two short fragments trimmed from obscure silent-era shorts. Scanned from 16mm toy films produced for the home movie market during the 1930s. 1: Dog Gone It: Early Walter Lantz animation-live action mix) 2: Dad Forgot His Pants: Possibly a Bobby Vernon comedy From the Bradley Reeves Film Collection

WIVK Cas Walker Fragments: Cary Sisters & Company (circa 1957)

Stark Love (1927) Trailer

Capri Theatre Radio Spot: Carnal Knowledge (1971)

WNOX-Radio Wayne Houser Aircheck (1974)

BT Ice Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, late 1940s

Carl Butler and Pearl: 8mm Home Movies

Two Carls From Knoxville: Carl Butler and Carl Smith (circa 1959)

The Jim Walter Jubilee: The Singing Grandma (circa 1982)

Jim Walter Jubilee: Scotty Stoneman (circa 1970)

Fran Shea Interview (Community Access Channel 20)

Dolly Parton and Bill Monroe: Muleskinner Blues (circa 1982)

WTVK-TV 26 Newscast (1984)

Today Show: Jane Pauley in Knoxville for the 1982 World's Fair

Adventure: Compositions in October (circa 1976)

WTVK-TV 26 Interviews (circa 1982)