Sounds of the South was a series of short audio segments made for Mississippi Public Broadcasting by the University of Mississippi’s Media and Documentary Projects Center. In each segment, Charles Reagan Wilson of UM’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture and general editor of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture (U of North Carolina P, 2008; ISBN 9780807832394) read excerpts from Volume 12 devoted to Southern Music. The Music volume was edited by Bill Malone.

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2011

Banjo, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

B. B. King, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Beale Street, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Bob Wills, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Clifton Chenier, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Dixie Hummingbirds, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Flaco Jiménez, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Jelly Roll Moreton, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Jerry Lee Lewis, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Jimmy Reed, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

John Coltrane, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Koko Taylor, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Mose Allison, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield), Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Preservation Hall, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Protest Songs, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Southern Culture on the Skids, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Stax Records, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Sun Records, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Swamp Pop, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center

Uncle Dave Macon, Charles Reagan Wilson, University of Mississippi. Center for the Study of Southern Culture, and University of Mississippi. Media and Documentary Projects Center