Live from Oxford, MS, it's Thacker Mountain Radio Hour! Hosted by Jim Dees and the house band, The Yalobushwhackers.

Featured Guests:

Author Tobi Ogundiran discusses his fantasy novella, In the Shadow of the Fall, the first in the duology Guardian of the Gods inspired by African Mythology.

Mark Edgar Stuart is an anchor in the Memphis songwriting scene who shares stories and songs from his latest album, Never Far Behind.

Lady Trucker, born Peggy Sue Hemphill, was the first Black female truck driver for Delta Rice in Webb, MS. The 14th of 16 children born to a family of Blues and Gospel legends, she rocks the stage with songs from her album, Rollin' Up On Ya.

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, Thursday, March 21, 2024 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center in Oxford, MS for a special Oxford Film Festival show.

Featuring author/filmmaker Andrew McCarthy ("Walking with Sam") 500-mile walk across Spain, voted "Travel Book of the Year" by Travel Writers Association with music from Alabama roots rockers Reed Brake and Memphis songwriter Cyrena Wages.

Hosted by Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhacker Big Band featuring the Thacker Horns and vocalist Mary Frances Massey

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Thacker Mountain Radio Hour on Thursday, March 7 at The Powerhouse in Oxford, MS!

Hosted by Jim Dees and the Thacker house band, the Yalobushwhackers

Featuring music by Texas songwriter Betty Soo and Belgian blues from Ghalia Volt with literary guest DéLana R. A. Dameron, author of "Redwood Court."

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Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at Delta State University, Saturday, March 2, 2024 in Cleveland, MS.

Guests: Delta-native author Di Rushing - "The Delta in the Rearview Mirror" - Riveting true story of Mississippi’s first winery. The business was terrorized by a disgruntled ex-employee in 1990 who was later murdered. Now, over 30 years later, co-founder Rushing reveals the harrowing details.Musical guests: Bluesman Anthony “Big A” Sherrod and the Delta Music Institute student band, B4Y2K

Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Thacker house band, the Yalobushwhackers. Join the movement at thackermountain.org/donate

Thacker Mountain Radio Hour live from The Powerhouse on Thursday, February 29 at 6PM in Oxford, MS!

Hosted by Jim Dees and the Thacker house band, the Yalobushwhackers

Featuring music from Amy LaVere and Will Sexton (“Painting Blue”) and the soulful sounds of Monty J & Element with literary guest, Maurice Carlos Ruffin (“The American Daughters”).

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Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at the Graduate Hotel Oxford, MS, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024.

Author: Jill McCorkle (“Old Crimes and Other Stories”) – “… brilliant… Wonderfully rich and emotionally complicated stories.”—Kirkus Reviews

Music: Funky groovers Cash’s Juke Joint and indie songwriter Schaefer Llana

Hosts: Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers

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Thacker Mountain Radio Hour live at Off Square Books – our original broadcast home – on Thursday, February 15th, featuring Jake Skeets, author of “Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers: Poems" with music from Memphis/St. Louis jazz/blues vocalist Candice Ivory (performing with the Yalobushwhackers) and songwriter Drew Young.

Hosted by Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhackers

Live from The Powerhouse in Oxford, MS, Thursday, February 8 at 6PM featuring Mississippi-native Ben Wynne, author of, “A Hound Dog Tale: Big Mama, Elvis, and the Song That Changed Everything” - lively (and surprising) history of Elvis' biggest hit with music by New Orleans songwriter Shawn Williams and R&B groovers, The New Eclipse Band.

Hosted by Jim Dees with Paul Tate and the Yalobushwhacker Big Band featuring the Thacker Horns and guest vocalist Mary Frances Massey!

Your support matters! Join the movement now at https://thackermountain.org/donate/