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Hugh Cherry Interview - 1996-02-29

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Title	Hugh Cherry Interview - 1996-02-29
Call Number	OHC58
Description	(0:00) The interview opens with Hugh talking about the political campaign he was involved in with Bob Battle and Thomas Cartwright / (3:52) Hugh discusses his move from Nashville to Cincinnati because of the network slot on television he wanted / (7:19) Hugh talks about his relationship with Marty Robbins / (12:23) Hugh talks about his relationship with Eddy Arnold, Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, and Joe and Audrey Allison / (15:35) Hugh’s story leads into Hank Williams visiting WSM to bring records of his songs / (19:45) Hugh shares his opinion on poor grammar and not speaking with perfect diction, Hugh specifically refers to Hank Williams / (27:27) Hugh continues talking about Hank Williams but shifts his focus to class distinction in country music / (30:03) Hugh discusses the term hillbilly in country music / (33:51) Hugh talks about his role in cleaning up the Midwestern Hayride in Cincinnati which leads to the Philco sponsorship of the show / (39:10) Hugh discusses his relationship with Syd Nathan and the country show that Hugh put on / (43:36) Hugh shares his opinions on the different Hank Williams biographies / (46:37) Hugh shares a story about his time in California on KFOX and Jimmie Rodgers being drunk on a recording / (49:47) Hugh tells the story about his move to New York City, California, Phoenix, and then back to Nashville in the late 1950’s / (1:05:14) Hugh talks about his start at WSIX-TV as a news reporter / (1:08:10) Hugh talks about his coverage of the Hattie Cotton School bombing, the Little Rock crisis, and the controversy in Clinton, TN / (1:15:26) Hugh talks about his inability to find work in the South after being fired from WSIX and that leads into him working in the Baltimore and Washington DC area / (1:20:00) Hugh talks about his financial and personal problems when he moved back to California in 1958 and 1959 / (1:25:55) Hugh talks about the importance of KFOX in country music / (1:29:56) Hugh talks about his time on air at KFOX in 1957 and the types of programming he would play / (1:38:26) Hugh tells a story about writing for Johnny Cash’s TV show in 1976 which segues back into the type of music he played during his programs on KFOX / (1:45:40) Hugh tells a story about meeting Loretta Lynn and he became portrayed in her film / (1:52:46) Hugh shares his opinions on the ACM and CMA / (1:55:17) Hugh shifts back to discussing his time on KFOX in the early 1960s / (1:59:57) Hugh discusses how hearing Al Jarvis at KLAC determined when Hugh would retire from broadcasting which leads to Hugh working as a news man at KGBS / (2:04:00) Hugh talks about the growth and changes he saw in country music during his time at KFOX / (2:10:44) Hugh talks about how he selected records to be played on air while he worked at KFOX / (2:14:33) Hugh talks about his involvement with the History of Country Music book that wasn’t released and the Heroes of Country Music documentary that was also never released / (2:21:40) Hugh talks about his program, the Many Faces of Folk Music, on the Armed Forces Radio / (2:23:11) Hugh discusses the switch to a Top Forty style format for KFOX in the 1960’s / (2:29:00) Hugh talks about his work at KGBS, going on the road with Merle Haggard in 1970, and his involvement in writing the History of Country Music / (2:34:50) Hugh tells a story about Kris Kristofferson watching part of the History of Country Music which leads into Hugh’s marital problems / (2:41:12) Hugh talks about his troubles working in California after his divorce / (2:44:41) Hugh gives a brief synopsis of his career during the 1970’s / (2:47:13) Hugh talks about a Hank Williams’ documentary he was approached to write in 1977 / (2:50:02) Hugh tells the story about Waylon Jennings’ cocaine bust by the DEA and how the lead to an investigation of Hugh / (3:07:58) Hugh talks about his work on the Country Report Countdown and R&R which leads into stories about Hugh struggling with his alcoholism / (3:15:00) Hugh discusses his work with a DUI program in Los Angeles and becoming a certified alcoholism counselor / (3:18:40) Hugh talks about how he has stayed with music after his retirement / (3:22:13) Hugh tells a story about getting Roger Miller a job at the Troubadour
Length	3 hours 26 minutes
Date of Interview	1996-02-29
Interviewee(s)	Cherry, Hugh
Interviewer(s)	Rumble, John W.
Interview Location	Nashville, Tenn.
Digital Preservation Filename (Audio Recording)	hughCherry_interview_19960229_OHC000058_st_pres.wav
Format	44.1/16
Channel	Stereo
Digital Preservation Filename (Transcript)	hughCherry_interview_19960229_OHC000058_tran_pres.tiff
Artifact Location	5th Floor Archives
Source	Country Music Foundation
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