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The19th annual International Country Music Conference program
for 30 May-1 June 2002 in the Board Room of the Massey Business
Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee is included
below. We hope you will be joining us for a cordial
and informative time!
Please send the $70 U.S. registration fee, or $40
IF non-waged, in the form of a check made payable to
ICMC by Friday, 24 May 2002 to:
James E. Akenson
Box 5042
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN 38505
We will E-Mail confirmation of receipt of your
registration. If you have not attended ICMC before, we will
send you a map to assist in getting to Belmont University. The Board
Room of the Massey Business Center of Belmont University is
located at the south end of Music Row and offers a dramatic
view of Music Row and downtown Nashville.
Nashville is served by major airlines. Interstates 24, 40, and 65
pass through Nashville. The Holiday Inn Vanderbilt
(1-800-HOLIDAY) on West End Avenue and two
Hampton Inns (1-800-HAMPTON) on West End Avenue are
conveniently located to Belmont University. Other
less expensive choices include a LaQuinta (615-259-2130/800-531-5900),
and a Days Inn on West End Avenue. A complete range
of motels (Days Inn, Super 8, etc) are found in Nashville
and may be contacted through their respective 1-800 reservation
numbers.
We would like very much for you to be able to join
us Thursday evening 30 May 2002 for Kevin Parkıs and
Bobby Reedıs keynote talk "Country Music Goes to the Movies"
We will have refreshments available by 6:30p.m. and invite
you to linger and socialize afterward as well. Bring
your instrument for some informal pickinı !!
We look forward to seeing you at ICMC!! :-) JEA
The Board Room
Massey Business Center
Belmont University
Nashville Tennessee
6:30-7:30p.m.
Registration/Social Hour/Jammin
7:30p.m.
Conference Keynote: Mr. Kevin Park and Mr. Bobby Reed
Chicago, Illinois
"Country Music Goes to the Movies"
8:00- 8:30a.m.
Registration, Coffee, and Donuts.
8:30- 9:30a.m.
Dr. James Elliott
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
"The Gamble That Paid Off: Jim McBride and Alan Jackson"
AND
Mr. Randy Rudder
Nashville State Technical Institute
Nashville, Tennessee
"The Night the Music Died: What Exactly Happened the Night of Hank Williams Sr.'s Death?"
Break
9:45-10:45a.m.
Dr. S. Renee Dechert
Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming
and
George H. Lewis
Pacific Univesrity
Stockton, California
"Proud of the Glory, Stare Down the Shame: The Drive-by Truckers's, *Southern Rock Opera* and the Redneck Underground"
AND
Dr. Kristine McKusker
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
"Rose Lee Maphis and Working on Barn Dance Radio,1930-1960"
*****BREAK*****
11:00a.m. to Noon
Dr.Thomas Wilmeth
Concordia University Wisconsin
Mequon, Wisconsin
"Willie Nelson's Duet Projects: The Great & The Gratuitous"
AND
Dr. Fred Danker
University of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
"Country Music Goes to College: A Course for Undergraduates"
Lunch 12:00-1:15p.m
Luncheon Features:
The Belmont University Curb Music Industry Country Music Book of the Year Award
and the
Country Music Life Time Achievement Award
Special Feature:
The Charlie Lamb Excellence In Country Music Journalism Award
Honorees: Ed Morris and Grant Alden
1:30-3:00p.m.
Dr.Ted Olson
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee
"The Roots Acknowledging the Branches: Country Music in Scotland"
AND
Dr. Bill Brown
Lindsey Wilson College
Columbia, Kentucky
and
Mr. Michael Fleming
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles
Sharpsburg, Georgia
"North Georgia Bluegrass Pioneers"
AND
Dr. Wayne Daniel
Georgia State University (Retired)
Atlanta, Georgia
"Polly Jenkins and Her Musical Plow Boys: A Vaudeville Valedictory"
*****BREAK*****
3:15-4:15p.m.
Mr. Moris Levy
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow": The Country Career of Tom Jones"
AND
Ms. Jocelyn Neal
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
"Case Study: Construct and Concept of a Country Album Part II"
International Country Music Conference
The Board Room
Massey Business Center
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
8:00-8:30a.m.
Coffee and Donuts
8:30--9:30a.m.
Mr. Ronnie Pugh
Nashville Public Library
Nashville, Tennessee
"More on the Politics of Country Music"
AND
Mr. Kevein Fontenot
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
"Pickin and Politicin: Tex Ritter's Campaign for the US Senate"
*****BREAK*****
9:45-10:45a.m.
Dr. Erika Brady
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
"Are you boys boxpickers?: Material Culture and Musical Identity in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky"
AND
Mr. Tony VanWinkle
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
"It's a Long Way to Harlan!:" Extractive Industry and Expressive Reaction, The Case of Coal Mining and Music in the Western Kentucky Coal-fields"
*****BREAK*****
11:00-12:00 Noon
AN ICMC SPECIAL PANEL FEATURE WITH AUDIENCE INTERACTION
"The 75th Anniversary of the Bristol Sessions: An Analysis"
Moderator: Mr. Ronnie Pugh—Country Music Foundation.
Special Panelist: Ms. Patsy Stoneman—Manchester, Tennessee
Dr. Jocelyn Neal—University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Ted Olson—East Tennessee State University; Johnson City, Tennessee
Dr. Nolan Porterfield—Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dr. Charles K. Wolfe—Middle Tennessee State University; Murfreesboro, Tennessee
LUNCH 12:00-1:15p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Jimmie N. Rogers
University of Arkansas
"Researching Country Music: Almost Like a Song"
1:30-3:00p.m.
Dr. Ellen Wright
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
"Didya Ever Iron A Dress With A Lightbulb?": The Life of Roni Stoneman.
AND
Mr. David Pruett
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
The Pitchmen-Entertainers of Old-Time Radio: A Case Study
AND
Dr. Don Cusic
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee
"Riders in the Sky: The Beatles of Western Music"
****BREAK*****
3:15-4:15p.m.
Dr. Richard Peterson and Mr. Steven Lee
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
"Where Country Music Lovers Thrive, the Internet"
AND
Dr. James E. Akenson
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee
and
Dr. Pam Petty
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
"New Dimensions of Teaching About Bluegrass in the K-12 Curriculum"
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