JWK + Heartland TV
J.W. Kelly & Co is excited to partner with Heartland TV to sponsor their coverage of CRS 2024!
For more than 50 years, Country Radio Seminar has provided networking opportunities for music industry professionals. From educational panels, to special concerts, CRS draws everyone who’s anyone in country music. Heartland Backstage has the all-access pass to all of the excitement, taking viewers behind the scenes with artist interviews, footage from panels, and more!
This year, join the artists in the J.W. Kelly Suite on Heartland Backstage - airing April 2024!
July 24, 1906
Check out this article from July 24, 1906 - 117 years ago today! It shows the JWK Deep Spring Distillery, as well as the schematics for the new JWK office building at 13-15 W 9th Street (now MLK Blvd). This office was the first steel structure in the city of Chattanooga. The distillery was demolished in 1927, and the Kelly building was razed in the early 1980s. (Click for full view!)
JWK Articles
Here is a collection of articles about J.W. Kelly & Co.
Nashville Voyager 7-20-2022
TheChattanoogan.com 6-16-2022
Chattanooga Times Free Pres 6-15-2022 Online | Watch
WDEF Chattanooga Read House 150th | Tag Archive
Good Spirits News 5-30-2022
Chattanooga Times Free Press 5-4-2022 Online | Print
MSN 4-22-2022
Whiskey Raiders 4-22-2022
American Whiskey Magazine 4-22-2022
Whisky Advocate 4-15-2022
Luxe Beat Magazine 4-13-2022
Chattanooga Pulse 4-13-2022
Nooga 3-17-2022
Nooga 2021
CityScope Magazine 2021
Nooga 2018
Find-a-Grave
We have updated, created, and compiled several of Mr. & Mrs. Kelly’s family members, and JWK board members on Find-a-Grave. We’ve managed to compile them into Virtual Cemeteries. Check out these links:
James Watt Kelly
Elizabeth J. Short Kelly
JWK Wikipedia
In 2021, we launched the J.W. Kelly Wikipedia page. It is maintained by our Kelly historian and includes updated information.
The Chattanoogan 8/30/2012
This article mentions Deep Spring distillery. You can read the original here: Old Letter Gives Insight . . .
“Now as to the other questions. Deep Spring was made by Carl White in Chattanooga near Rossville Blvd. and the present 23rd St. overpass. He was a promoter and possibly bought the name from J.W. Kelly. ”
Carl White didn’t buy the name Deep Spring from J.W. Kelly. You can read more about Carl White in our Archives. Here’s a link to an article: Carl White
