WSM: Country Music Staple

Classic Country Radio is all but extinct. To those who can't afford satellite radio classic country stations are becoming more sparse as the years progress. However, here in Nashville we still have the very faithful WSM Radio. WSM has stayed true to the genre since it's conception. This landmark for country music has been in existence since 1925, which was founded by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company. The University of Illinois Press will be publishing a book, written by journalist Craig Havighurst, called Air Castle of the South: WSM and the Making of Music City. It is about time that a chronical of how important WSM has been to country music and to Music City in general is being made available to the public. WSM named Nashville "Music City USA" one of the famous monikers of any city in the USA. I mean think about all of the countless people that have listened to the Grand Ole Opry on WSM. There are still people who not only listen to WSM today but have tuned in since Joe Allison's broadcast of "Noontime Neighbors" or hearing Hank Williams on "Mother's Best Flour," which was a spotlight for artists. Through the years, listeners probably have noticed that some famous voices from WSM have become local and national celebrities. Charlie Chase and Pat Sajak both were DJs for WSM, and have become respectable personalities on T.V. Here at Pure Country Music just to be true to our customers and just to have a good rhythm while we work, we pretty much always have WSM on line playing through the computer's speakers. Let's just face it, it doesn't get any better than the music that they play.