Long before millions of people knew him as Conway Twitty, he was Harold Lloyd Jenkins, a boy growing up in Helena, Arkansas, with a guitar in his hands and an interest in music that was beginning to take over his life. He would eventually become one of the most successful performers in country music history, […]
King Biscuit Time and KFFA: How a Little Helena Radio Station Helped Change American Music
There are certain moments in history that seem ordinary when they happen. Nobody holds a ceremony, nobody writes down that something important has just occurred, and the people involved usually have no idea that anyone will still be talking about it generations later. One of those moments happened in Helena, Arkansas, on November 21, 1941. […]
Helena, Arkansas: A Mississippi River Town with an Extraordinary History
There are towns whose history can be told by listing a few important dates, and then there are places where history seems to be everywhere you look. Helena, Arkansas, is one of those places. Sitting between the Mississippi River and the hills of Crowley’s Ridge, Helena occupies one of the most unusual locations in the […]