The Blue Plate Special, a free midday showcase for live music offered five days a week by Knoxville radio station WDVX, has become a venerable tradition in this music-centric city. No matter whether the artists are established or up-and-coming, the
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Steel Wheels live at WDVX in Knoxville
The Steel Wheels on Blue Plate Special at WDVX - photo by Alissa B. Cherry There are certain bands that remain personal favorites over the course of their careers, demanding instant attention while also commanding an immediate spotlight with each successive
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Sierra Hull and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys jam in the audience for WDVX
There are some things that can really only happen at a bluegrass festival - or an outdoor bluegrass show. One such took place this past Saturday in Oak Ridge, TN where Sierra Hull and The Po' Ramblin' Boys played a twin
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WDVX Camperfest reflects the past and looks towards the future
Scott Miller performs at the 2018 WDVX Camperfest - photo by Lee Zimmerman To those who reside in East Tennessee, there’s little doubt as to why WDVX has become one of the nation’s — make that, the world’s —foremost broadcasters of
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WDVX celebrates 20 years on the air
Knoxville’s Radio WDVX, branded as East Tennessee’s Own, is far from being the oldest radio station that favors bluegrass, Americana, and gives support for local musicians, but the way it started back in November 1997 shows how WDVX stands out
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Tony Lawson to Bristol Country Music Museum
In the Knoxville, TN area, Tony Lawson is something of a bluegrass and Americana music legend. He's the man who in 1997 started radio station WDVX in an borrowed camper trailer in Anderson Couty, TN. With Don Burggraf, they ran the
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WDVX receives Tennessee Governor’s Award
WDVX radio in Knoxville was recognized last week with a 2013 Tennessee Governor's Arts Award from the Tennessee Arts Commission. The station is popular throughout East Tennessee, and worldwide via online streaming, for its eclectic mix of traditional, bluegrass, old time
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Donna Ulisse on WDVX Friday
Donna Ulisse is to play on WDVX's Blueplate Special on Friday (9 November) from noon to 1:00 p.m. (EST). The show broadcasts in east Tennesse at 102.9 FM, and worldwide via live online streaming. The singer songwriter, who was nominated for
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Tennessee Shines goes live on WDVX
WDVX FM, Based in Knoxville, TN, is set to launch a second live performance radio program next week. For years the station has included loads of bluegrass, both in its hosted programming, and during its lunch-time live concert show, Blue
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Carl Story on WDVX
Knoxville’s WDVX will be featuring one of its own, the late Carl Story, in a special two-hour program on Monday, October 24. Story, a North Carolina native and champion of bluegrass Gospel music who died in 1995, played in an early