Gathered around a large, vintage diaphragm microphone, the native West Virginians in Hillbilly Gypsies recently performed a mix of traditional and original Appalachian music before a crowd at the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Mountain Dew — now the country's third most popular soft drink — began because two Knoxville brothers needed a tasty mixer for their bourbon. *First annual payment billed as $205.00 ...

“Chicago is a country music town,” insists sculptor Rob Lentz in his artist’s statement at the Chicago Cultural Center exhibit “The Rise & Fall of the National Barn Dance.” You wouldn’t think this was ...

As none of you will remember (don’t worry, I barely do), one of my first AdFreak posts was about how Mountain Dew should bring back their old “hillbilly running out of an outhouse” label. Well, now ...

MOUNTAIN REST — The greased wooden pole proved too much of a challenge for M.J. Evans. The 7-year-old boy from Simpsonville tried twice to climb the pole without success at the Hillbilly Day festival ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mountain Dew - now the country’s third most popular soft drink - began because two Knoxville brothers needed a tasty mixer for their bourbon. That 1940s-styled Mountain Dew ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Mountain Dew — now the country’s third most popular soft drink — began because two Knoxville brothers needed a tasty mixer for their bourbon. That 1940s-styled Mountain Dew didn’t ...