Bob L Cox

Bob Cox was born and raised in Johnson City and stayed around to attend East Tennessee State University. He is a retired chemical engineer and makes his home is Columbia, South Carolina, but still frequents Johnson City on a regular basis. He also currently freelances for the Johnson City Press and writes a history column titled "Yesteryear." Last year, he authored Fiddlin Charlie Bowman--An East Tennessee Old-Time Music Pioneer and His Musical Family for the University of Tennessee Press, and...See more

Bob Cox was born and raised in Johnson City and stayed around to attend East Tennessee State University. He is a retired chemical engineer and makes his home is Columbia, South Carolina, but still frequents Johnson City on a regular basis. He also currently freelances for the Johnson City Press and writes a history column titled "Yesteryear." Last year, he authored Fiddlin Charlie Bowman--An East Tennessee Old-Time Music Pioneer and His Musical Family for the University of Tennessee Press, and is working on a sequel. He is an avid collector of East Tennessee history and enjoys researching the past. See less