About this episode

The episode explores a fictional scenario involving a legendary musician testing a new song in 1963.

Imagine it was August 1963, you are at the local Watermelon Park in Clarke County. A black sedan pulls up and the legendary man in black steps out, could you believe your eyes? He wants to test a new song, a song that is on the top 100 Greatest Country Hits now. The Ring of […]

Topics covered

• music history
• country music
• 1960s culture
• legendary musicians
• local events

Keywords

• Ring of Fire
• country music
• 1963
• Clarke County
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ring of Fire

Places: Clarke County

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