Since the advent of 60’s rock-n-roll, the Knoxville music scene has been an active one that has produced many successful musicians and musical acts, including more than a few who have achieved real success in the national music spotlight.
The Everly Brothers, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth, the V-Roys, Super Drag, Copper, Fuel...these are just a few of the bands that started in Knoxville in one form or another.
Jack Rentro’s 40-year anthology of the Knoxville music scene offers a good read on the whos, hows and whys of our scene’s development and history.
If you’re interested in live music and live in or around Knoxville and haven’t read it, you should definitely pick up a copy.