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The Vintage Sound Collections of Freeman Kitchens

Freeman Kitchens at his store in Drake, Kentucky
Photo by Jennifer Jameson
Freeman Kitchens at his store in Drake, Kentucky

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A new exhibition at the Kentucky Museum on the WKU Campus in Bowling Green chronicles the work of Freeman Kitchens.

For decades his store, housed in the post office in Drake, Kentucky, has been a magnet for collectors and music enthusiasts from around the world.

WKU Folk Studies graduate student Rachel Hopkin reports.

Rachel Hopkin is a BBC-trained radio producer and has worked for broadcast networks around the world. She has a longstanding interest in American traditional culture and, as a result, undertook an MA in Folk Studies at WKU between 2010 and 2012.