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Classic Country on Pickin

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On this week's Pickin, we return to the golden era of country music with some of the great artists who helped to define it. We'll hear from Kitty Wells- who was dubbed "The Queen of Country Music." Also, Dottie West, The Delmore Brothers, Lynn Anderson, Lefty Frizell, and plenty of others who helped to launch and solidify the genre. It was a magical time that isn't often heard on the radio. Kick back and relive those years when these talented musicians came out of your clock radio.... Sunday night at 7 on WHRV, 89.5.

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.