Charles K. Wolfe (Author) Born:  August 14, 1943 Died:  February 9, 2006 Bluegrass Hall of Honor (2008)

About The Author 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). The Charles K. Wolfe Audio Collection Read More From The Author Buy this Book A Good Natured Riot The Birth Of the Grand Ole Opry By Charles K. Wolfe Country Music Foundation Press 1999 312 Pages ISBN:  0-8265-1331-X   Buy this Book Bristol Sessions Writings About The Big Bang of Country Music By Edited By Charles K. Wolfe and Ted Olson McFarland & Company, Inc. 2004 256 Pages ISBN:  0-7864-1945-8   Buy this Book Classic Country Legends of Country Music By Charles K. Wolfe Routledge 2001 318 Pages ISBN:  0-415-92826-5   Buy this Book Country Music Annual 2000 By Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson, Editors The University Press of Kentucky 2000 175 Pages ISBN:  0-8131-0989-2   Buy this Book Country Music Annual 2001 By Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson, editors The University Press of Kentucky 2001 210 Pages ISBN:  0-8131-0990-6   Buy this Book Country Music Annual 2002 By Charles K. Wolfe and James E. Akenson, editors The University Press of Kentucky 2002 225 Pages ISBN:  0-8131-0991-4   Buy this Book DeFord Bailey A Black Star in Early Country Music By David C. Morton with Charles K. Wolfe University of Tennessee Press 1993 199 Pages ISBN:  NULL   Buy this Book Devil's Box By Charles K. Wolfe Vanderbilt University Press 1998 256 Pages ISBN:  826513247   Buy this Book Everybody's Grandpa Fifty Years Behind The Mike By Louis M. Grandpa Jones with Charles K. Wolfe University of Tennesse Press 1984 288 Pages ISBN:  870494392   Buy this Book In Close Harmony The Story of the Louvin Brothers By Charles Wolfe University Press of Mississippi 1996 146 Pages ISBN:  0-87805-892-3   Buy this Book Kentucky Country By Charles K. Wolfe University Press of Kentucky 1982 214 Pages ISBN:  0-8131-1468-3   Buy this Book Music of Bill Monroe Music In American Life By Neil V. Rosenberg; Charles K. Wolfe University of Illinois Press 2007 384 Pages ISBN:  0-25203-121-0   Buy this Book Tennessee Strings The Story of Country Music In Tennessee By Charles K. Wolfe University of Tennessee Press 1989 118 Pages ISBN:  0-87049-224-1   The Grand Ole Opry - The Early Years 1925-1935 By Charles K. Wolfe Old Time Music 1975 132 Pages   Buy this Book Women of Country Music A Reader By Charles K. Wolfe and James K. Akenson, Editors University Press of Kentucky 2003 224 Pages ISBN:  0-81312-280-5   Buy this Book Country Music Goes to War By Charles K. Wolfe and James A. Akenson (Editors) The University Press of Kentucky 2005 249 Pages ISBN:  978-0813123080   Buy this Book The Life And Legend Of Leadbelly By Charles K. Wolfe and Kip Lornell Da Capo Press 1999 360 Pages ISBN:   978-0306808968