Before Taylor, Beyonce and even Tina, there was… Big Mama!

The classic rock hit, “Hound Dog,” usually associated with Elvis, was actually written and became a phenomenon years earlier. In 1952, Big Mama Thornton needed something fresh to sing which led her manager, (pistol-toting) Don Robey, to approach Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller who had just penned the smash hit, “Kansas City.” Stoller: ” When…
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Thacker returns “better than ever” Thursday, Feb.1

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour returns to live performances on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6:00 pm at the Powerhouse Arts Center. Guests for the season premiere will be Memphis novelist Eric Schlich, Oxford-based jazz/soul vocalist, Effie Burt and Delta bluesman (and great-nephew of Muddy Waters) Keith Johnson. Admission is free and the public is invited. Doors…
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Alvin Youngblood Hart at Neshoba County Fair

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour returns to the 2023 Neshoba County Fair with a very special guest performer. Grammy-winning bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart will be the featured artist for Thacker’s performance at the event. The show takes the stage at Founder’s Square Pavilion at 8 pm on Saturday, July 22. Hart will be joined by…
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Staples Jr. Singers rock season finale Thursday at Powerhouse

Everyone loves a good comeback story – and this one rocks. The Staples Jr. Singers were a small-town gospel act in the 1970s, a teen-aged family band: Annie, A.R.C., and Edward Brown from Aberdeen, Mississippi. They named themselves in tribute to Mavis Staples, according to Annie Caldwell (then Annie Brown). She was 14 in 1975…
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Thacker News – Born to be Wilder Thursday at the Powerhouse!

Webb Wilder, the “Last of the Real Men” and a 40-year veteran of rock and roll, brings his gonzo wit and grit to Thacker Mountain Radio Hour this Thursday, April, 20 at 6 pm at The Powerhouse Community Arts Center. Admission is free. The show is hosted by Jim Dees and Thacker house band, the…
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Radio show expands into New Mexico

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, Oxford, MS’s weekly music and literature show, has been picked up by a new affiliate who will begin broadcasting the show. KNCE, an independent, locally-owned, community-supported radio station in Taos, New Mexico will begin carrying the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour starting Sunday, April 2 at 2 pm (MT). The unique…
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Former SNL writer visits Thacker Thursday at the Lyric

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour will welcome former Saturday Night Live screenwriter David Sheffield this Thursday, March 2 at 6 pm at the The Lyric Oxford. Admission is free and the public is invited. Other guests include Alabama country singer Jon Byrd and Delta bluesman Sean Bad Apple. Hosts of the show are Jim Dees…
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Thacker News – Holiday Members Party Friday; new affiliate announced

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour closes out 2022 with their annual holiday membership party on Friday, Dec. 2. The show is also announcing a new radio/online affiliate, WUOT, 91.9 FM in Knoxville, TN. The membership party will be held Friday at the Lyric Oxford from 6-8:30 pm and will feature an online silent auction with…
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