It has been almost 50 years since a young University of Georgia student working at a small Commerce radio station penned a song about the town. The song launched the career of a country music superstar – Whisperin’ Bill Anderson. In congruence with his Southern roots, Anderson has never forgotten the small northeast Georgia city where he got his start, and...
Long Live Rock n’ Roll: A Tribute to Phil Walden
It was seven years ago this June that I was standing above the River Seine, not far from Notre Dame Cathedral, frustratingly shuffling through boxes of used books sold by vendors lining the sidewalk. Just as I was about to give up and walk away, one of the merchants asked if I was shopping for myself or someone else. “For someone else,” I answered in...


