Charles K. (Keith) Wolfe was born in Sedalia, Missouri in 1943.
He wrote numerous books as one can see in the listing on this page.
He was also a major contributor and supporter of the annual International Country
Music Conference that is held Nashville, Tennessee at Belmont University.
The 2006 conference was held in memory of Charles K. Wolfe. In subsquent years,
the conference has included the "Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel" as part
of the agenda beginning in 2007.
- 2007 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 25, 2007
Significance of Studio B and the development of Music Row in the rise of Nashville as Music City.
Moderator: Ronnie Pugh
Panelists: Eddy Arnold
Don Cusic
Robert Oermann
John Rumble
- 2008 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 23, 2008
The panel will discuss Bill Malone's "Country Music, U.S.A."
- 2009 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 22, 2009
"Defining Country: What It Is and Does It Matter?"
The panel evolved from
Patrick Huber's ICMC 2007 paper which staked out Huber's
definition of country music.
Moderator: Ronnie Pugh
Panelists: Don Cusic of Belmont University (whose forthcoming book takes on the definitional
issue), folklorist, radio host,
thumb picking expert Erika Brady of Western
Kentucky University,
musicologist Jocelyn Neal of the University of
North Carolina will join
Patrick Huber of Missouri University of Science
and Technology to wrestle with the definitional issue
- 2010 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 28, 2010
Topic: “Bluegrass A History: Its History, Impact, and Future”
A Panel Discussion In Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the Publication of
Dr. Neil Rosenberg’s Bluegrass History By The University of Illinois Press.”
Dr. Erika Brady. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green Kentucky. Moderator.
Panelists: Dr. Neil Rosenberg. Newfoundland, Canada; Ms. Murphy Henry, Bluegrass
Historian and Artist, Winchester Virginia; Mr. Kevin Kehrberg, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky; Dr. David Royko, Bluegrass Columnist, Chicago, Illinois.
- 2011 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 27, 2011
The Legacy and Future of the Singing Cowboy: In Honor of the 100th Birthday of Roy Rogers.
Moderator: Dr. Don Cusic of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee
Panelists: Ms. Karla Buhlman, Gene Autry Enterprises, Studio City, California
Mr. Packy Smith, Independent Scholar, Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Ray White, Ball State University (Retired), Muncie, Indiana
- 2012 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 25, 2012
In Honor of Dale Evans’s 100th Birthday,
“Dale Evans, Queen of the West: Independence and Tradition in 20th Century American Culture”
Moderator: Dr. Don Cusic, Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee
Panelists: Dr. Theresa Kaminski, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Mr. Packy Smith, Independent Scholar, Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Ray White, Ball State University (Retired), Muncie, Indiana
- 2013 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 24, 2013
50th Anniversary Retrospective "Patsy Cline: Her Life and Legacy”
Moderator: Dr. John Rumble, Senior Historian, Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, Nashville, Tennessee
Panelists: Dr. Warren Hofstra, Shenandoah University, Manchester, Virginia
Dr. Kristine McCusker, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dr. Jocelyn Neal, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- 2014 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 23, 2014
"Chet Flippo: An Assessment of a Life in Country Music Journalism”
Moderator: Dr. Patrick Huber, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri.
Panelists: Dr. David Anderson, Louisiana Tech University, Rustin, Louisiana;
Dr. Beverly Keel, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Mr. Barry Mazor, Independent Journalist and Scholar, Nashville, Tennessee;
Mr. Edward Morris, Journalist, Nashville, Tennessee
- 2015 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 22, 2015
A Retrospective: The 45th Anniversary of Paul Hemphill’s “Nashville Sound, Bright Lights, and Country Music.”
Moderator: Dr. Patrick Huber, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri.
Panelists: Mr. Bill Anderson, Recording Artist, Nashville, Tennessee;
Dr. David Anderson, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana;
Dr. Don Cusic, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee;
Dr. Tim Dodge, Reference Department, Draughon Library, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama;
Ms. Sharon Thomason, Independent Researcher, Dahlonega, Georgia
- 2016 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 27, 2016
"Reflections On Elvis and Country: In Honor Of Elvis's 'Breaking Bad' 60th Anniversary."
Moderator: Dr. David Anderson, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana.
Panelists: Dr. Michael Bertrand, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee;
Dr. David Cantwell, Johnson County Community College, Kansas City, Missouri;
Dr. Charles Hughes, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee;
Dr. Ted Ownby, University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi;
Reverend Jimmie Rodgers Snow, Nashville, Tennessee
- 2017 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - June 2, 2017
"Assessing the Impact of ‘Music In American Life’: A Discussion in Memory of Judith McCulloh"
Moderator: Ms. Laurie Matheson, Director, University of Illinois Press, Champaign Urbana, Illinois.
Panelists: Dr. Erika Brady, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky;
Dr. Kevin Kehrberg, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina;
Dr. Kristine McCusker, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee;
Dr. Neil Rosenberg, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
- 2018 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - June 1, 2018
The Vietnam War, Nashville, and Country Music: A Retrospective
Moderator: Dr. David Anderson, Louisiana Tech University, Rustin, Louisiana.
Panelists: Dr. Don Cusic, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Diane Pecknold, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Mr. Andrew Smith, Howrah, Tasmania, Australia
Mr. Joseph Thompson, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
- 2019 Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel - May 31, 2019
Industrial Strength Bluegrass: How a Musical Form Came of Age in Southwestern Ohio, 1947-1989
Moderator: Curt Ellison (Chair): Emeritus Professor of History, Miami University
Panelists: Fred Bartenstein: University of Dayton Department of Music
Joe Mullins: southwestern Ohio banjo artist and broadcaster
Bobby Osborne: vocalist, mandolin artist and member of the International Bluegrass Hall of Fame
Dan Hays: Executive Director, historic Franklin Theatre in Tennessee
His obituary indicates he received his M.A. in English from the University of Kansas.
He later received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in 1970. He was a professor
of English, folklore and science fiction for 35 years at MTSU (Middle Tennessee State
University). He was awarded professor emeritus status in 2005.
He married Mary Dean King on October 16, 1966 in Walnut Grove, Missouri.
They had two daughters, Stacey and Cynthia.
In February 2012, the family of Dr. Charles K. Wolfe signed a deed-of-gift donating Dr. Wolfe's collection of sound recordings to
the Center of Popular Music (CPM).
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