Tennessee Barn Dance was a live American country music program broadcast by WNOX radio in Knoxville, Tennessee. It began in January 1942 and was held at the Old Lyric Theatre in Knoxville. In the 1980's the show was hosted by Archie Campbell from Hee Haw, aired on CBS television, and aired from the live stage show at the historical WNOX Auditorium, on Whittle Springs Rd. in Knoxville, TN.

Performers

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Betty Butler

References

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  • Encyclopedia of Country, Western & Gospel Music
  • Hanson, Bradley, "The Tennessee Jamboree: Local Radio, the Barn Dance, and Cultural Life in Appalachian East Tennessee," Southern Spaces, November 20, 2008.
  • Hooper, Ed (2009). Knoxville's WNOX. ISBN 9780738566535.