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Mill Mountain Star was so big in 1949 they wrote a song

Mill Mountain Star was so big in 1949 they wrote a song

Update: 2024-11-22
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As Roanoke marks the Mill Mountain Star’s 75th anniversary November 23rd, there is a rare opportunity to hear just how much it meant to the city when the landmark was erected and first lit up. It was a song written, recorded and played on Roanoke radio to celebrate the occasion.  WFIR’s Evan Jones goes deep into the vault with the story.



You can hear about 3 minutes of the song here:



Many thanks to former WFIR announcer John Schreiner for the archive material.


 

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Mill Mountain Star was so big in 1949 they wrote a song

Mill Mountain Star was so big in 1949 they wrote a song

Evan Jones