Friday Sept. 14, 2007 – 7pm – FREE – East TN History Center, 601 Gay St, Knoxville

Here’s your chance to revisit those wonderful days of locally-produced television programs compiled using rare videotapes from the collection of the Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound. Many of these shows featured country music entertainment supplied by regional musicians to attract viewers. For almost three decades, Knoxville television stations produced a variety of programs that reflected the rich musical traditions and humor of the East Tennessee region. The show will feature rare commercials, comedy routines, appearances by Barbara Mandrell, Freddie Hart, and a host of regional music acts in a screening of long-unavailable video clips shot right here in Knoxville.

Also: rare footage of Mary Costa