The Wreck of the Old 97
BY KINNEY RORRER— The Wreck Though it was referred to as “Old 97”, the fast mail train that crashed into a ravine not far from the north bank of the Dan River in Danville, Virginia …
Wreck of the 97
Henry Whitter and the Creation of Country Music
By JOSH BECKWORTH— Henry Whitter’s role in early country music has often been to serve as an easy punchline. The tale is often retold of Ernest Stoneman hearing Whitter’s early recordings for the first time …