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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The Southern Chord
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. Sadler found himself under a cloud of suspicion -- even as he carried in his own body a .38-caliber slug from the slaying. Here, he discusses the fateful night that silenced his career in Nashville and his efforts to reconnect with the audience he was denied by this encounter with tragedy.
