The Southern Chord
Dispatches From The American South.
Grits. Gospel. Charleston. Camellias. The American South is a region rich with colorful personalities, stately homes and lush gardens, foot-stompin' music and provocative theatre, sandy beaches and fog-draped mountains, and of course, fried chicken and craft bourbons.
The Southern Chord is designed as a gathering spot for feature stories celebrating the many faces of Southern American Culture and collecting conversations, photography and film shorts from across the Carolinas and Virginia, farther south into Georgia and Florida, and west into Tennessee and Kentucky,
Welcome to the American South. Pull up a rocking chair, sit a spell and enjoy.
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Podcasting since 2023 • 5 episodes
The Southern Chord
Latest Episodes
Leon Everette: Weathering The Nashville Storm
In this candid edition of The Southern Chord, consistent '80s country music hitmaker LEON EVERETTE recalls his journey into and through the stormy seas of Nashville stardom. With 11 consecutive Top 10 records, this small-town South Carolina boy...
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Sammy Sadler: Murder (And Hope) On Music Row
In this installment of The Southern Chord, we are joined by SAMMY SADLER, who was a rising country music artist in March 1989 when he was caught in the crossfire of the execution-style killing of Cashbox Magazine chart editor Kevin Hughes. Sadl...
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Bill Bentley: From Aiken To Macon And Beyond
For this edition of The Southern Chord, we sit down with BILL BENTLEY, a songwriter and guitarist in Aiken, South Carolina, who performs original "prog-rock" as leader of a trio called Under The Sonar. Their ethereal sound was captured in recen...
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The Singing Epps Family: It's A Family Tradition
In this episode, The Southern Chord goes on-location with members of the Singing Epps Family from the Upstate of South Carolina discuss the roots of their Southern Gospel trio, and we explore how family tradition and the singers' deep faith in ...
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Paul Hughes: From The Motherland to the Southland
In this premiere edition of The Southern Chord, jazz singer PAUL HUGHES discusses the musical journey that brought him from Manchester, England, to a new life in small-town South Carolina. This conversation explores the fateful circumstances th...
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