Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Recording industry

He could talk as much as he could fiddle

Fiddlin’ John Carson made his name recording “Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane” in 1923. How did he get there?

Johnny Cash called the 1927 Bristol Sessions “the Big Bang of country music.” It’s a great sound bite, but wildly oversimplifies the truth.

The August 1927 Bristol Sessions are commonly acknowledged as the event that gave rise to the professional country musician/recording star.

There were only four kinds of country music: gospel songs, heart songs, event songs, and jigs & reels, said Columbia’s A&R scout Frank Walker

Diana Jones discusses the musical/personal influences that led her to record in a traditional style at Museum of Appalachia in December 2012.

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