“She came from a fine New England family and was schooled; he was rough hewn and trained by the hard crackle of necessity. She was prim; he was saw-tooth cut. She was elegant; he was chipped and nicked in places. She spoke in a precise sophisticated manner; his speech was mountain dialect, with meaning close to the surface. They got along just fine."
Retired Knoxville News-Sentinel Writer Fred Brown
... The Professor(activist, folklorist) and The Coal Miner(activist, folklorist, lover of nature)....
....it's what movies are made of....
The very spirit of Tillman and Mary's lives has been captured in writing through many newspaper articles which are free to read at: www.knoxlib.org
1st: click on 'Explore The Collection'
2nd: click on 'Encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers'
3rd: click on 'Newspaper'
4th: click on 'Newsbank: Access World News'
5th: click on 'USA'
6th: on the empty line across from 'All Text' key in tillman near2 cadle
One article dated 29 Oct 2000, recounts Tillman making the first know recording in 1937 of 'Rising Sun Blues' AKA 'House of the Rising Sun' sung by Georgia Turner at his home in Kentucky.
There is a wonderful article called 'Tillman Cadle: Memories of the Coalfields' by Fred Brown in the "Now And Then" Vol 7, No. 3, Fall 1990 (pages 25-29 and 31). This is available from the Biography Files of the ETHC: McClung Collection (865)215-8801
Tillman also did a short television segment(#7) called 'The Organizer' for the "Heartland Series" (Vol 9) which is available from WBIR-TV 10 (865)637-1010.
Retired Knoxville News-Sentinel Writer Fred Brown
... The Professor(activist, folklorist) and The Coal Miner(activist, folklorist, lover of nature)....
....it's what movies are made of....
The very spirit of Tillman and Mary's lives has been captured in writing through many newspaper articles which are free to read at: www.knoxlib.org
1st: click on 'Explore The Collection'
2nd: click on 'Encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers'
3rd: click on 'Newspaper'
4th: click on 'Newsbank: Access World News'
5th: click on 'USA'
6th: on the empty line across from 'All Text' key in tillman near2 cadle
One article dated 29 Oct 2000, recounts Tillman making the first know recording in 1937 of 'Rising Sun Blues' AKA 'House of the Rising Sun' sung by Georgia Turner at his home in Kentucky.
There is a wonderful article called 'Tillman Cadle: Memories of the Coalfields' by Fred Brown in the "Now And Then" Vol 7, No. 3, Fall 1990 (pages 25-29 and 31). This is available from the Biography Files of the ETHC: McClung Collection (865)215-8801
Tillman also did a short television segment(#7) called 'The Organizer' for the "Heartland Series" (Vol 9) which is available from WBIR-TV 10 (865)637-1010.
“She came from a fine New England family and was schooled; he was rough hewn and trained by the hard crackle of necessity. She was prim; he was saw-tooth cut. She was elegant; he was chipped and nicked in places. She spoke in a precise sophisticated manner; his speech was mountain dialect, with meaning close to the surface. They got along just fine."
Retired Knoxville News-Sentinel Writer Fred Brown
... The Professor(activist, folklorist) and The Coal Miner(activist, folklorist, lover of nature)....
....it's what movies are made of....
The very spirit of Tillman and Mary's lives has been captured in writing through many newspaper articles which are free to read at: www.knoxlib.org
1st: click on 'Explore The Collection'
2nd: click on 'Encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers'
3rd: click on 'Newspaper'
4th: click on 'Newsbank: Access World News'
5th: click on 'USA'
6th: on the empty line across from 'All Text' key in tillman near2 cadle
One article dated 29 Oct 2000, recounts Tillman making the first know recording in 1937 of 'Rising Sun Blues' AKA 'House of the Rising Sun' sung by Georgia Turner at his home in Kentucky.
There is a wonderful article called 'Tillman Cadle: Memories of the Coalfields' by Fred Brown in the "Now And Then" Vol 7, No. 3, Fall 1990 (pages 25-29 and 31). This is available from the Biography Files of the ETHC: McClung Collection (865)215-8801
Tillman also did a short television segment(#7) called 'The Organizer' for the "Heartland Series" (Vol 9) which is available from WBIR-TV 10 (865)637-1010.
Retired Knoxville News-Sentinel Writer Fred Brown
... The Professor(activist, folklorist) and The Coal Miner(activist, folklorist, lover of nature)....
....it's what movies are made of....
The very spirit of Tillman and Mary's lives has been captured in writing through many newspaper articles which are free to read at: www.knoxlib.org
1st: click on 'Explore The Collection'
2nd: click on 'Encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers'
3rd: click on 'Newspaper'
4th: click on 'Newsbank: Access World News'
5th: click on 'USA'
6th: on the empty line across from 'All Text' key in tillman near2 cadle
One article dated 29 Oct 2000, recounts Tillman making the first know recording in 1937 of 'Rising Sun Blues' AKA 'House of the Rising Sun' sung by Georgia Turner at his home in Kentucky.
There is a wonderful article called 'Tillman Cadle: Memories of the Coalfields' by Fred Brown in the "Now And Then" Vol 7, No. 3, Fall 1990 (pages 25-29 and 31). This is available from the Biography Files of the ETHC: McClung Collection (865)215-8801
Tillman also did a short television segment(#7) called 'The Organizer' for the "Heartland Series" (Vol 9) which is available from WBIR-TV 10 (865)637-1010.
