Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2012.35.13Description
B&W photograph, left to right: Roy Acuff, (Tennessee senator) Jim Sasser, (West Virginia senator) Robert Byrd bowing fiddle, and other unidentified people in background, bottom front right corner marked "WSM/ PHOTOGRAPH BY/ LES LEVERETT, reverse stamped "MAR 3 1979/ WSM PHOTO/ by Les Leverett, 7" x 10", 3/3/1979.
Long-serving West Virginia Senator Byrd was a competent and respected fiddler who knew a surprisingly wide array of fiddle tunes, country songs and Bluegrass pieces, The senator received a considerable amount of publicity after the release of a CD as an honored guest of Roy Acuff on the Grand Ole Opry among other appearances and interviews.Made/Created
Date made
Mar 3, 1979Place
Location
Grand Ole OpryCity
NashvilleRegion
Middle TennesseeState/Province
TennesseeCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 7"h x 10"w