"Bristol" Tennessee is the correct answer to any quiz question set by any quiz master when the question is "where did Country Music originate? Many may think it would be Nashville but they would be wrong.
A lot of the old style fiddle tunes have their origins in 1700's Britain, and it has been mixed with Appalachian folk music.
Country music (originally called hillbilly music, changed by the recording industry 1949) began to be commercially created in the 1920's when the original southern string band music of the southern regions started to be recorded. The fist recognized country hit was by "Fiddling John Carson" in 1923, the rural, tragedy and realism of the music and the lyrics stood in stark contrast to the mawkish sentimentalism of the popular music of the day.
In 1927 Ralph Peer of Victor Records weren't to Bristol Tennessee to record local acts, two that signed contracts were the Carter Family from Virginia and Jimmy Rodgers from North Carolina, both became successful via mountain music (Carter family) and yodelling (Jimmy Rodgers), "Blue Yodel by Jimmy Rodgers was one of the first songs to sell a million copies.
Local radio stations were a big help in the promotion of country music nationwide with shows like "The Grand Ole Opry " Nashville in 1925 and "The National Barn Dance" Chicago in 1924.
Due to the work that "Bristol"Tennessee did with regard to these early recordings the city was recognized in 1998 by the US Congress as being the official "Birthplace of Country Music".
A lot of the old style fiddle tunes have their origins in 1700's Britain, and it has been mixed with Appalachian folk music.
Country music (originally called hillbilly music, changed by the recording industry 1949) began to be commercially created in the 1920's when the original southern string band music of the southern regions started to be recorded. The fist recognized country hit was by "Fiddling John Carson" in 1923, the rural, tragedy and realism of the music and the lyrics stood in stark contrast to the mawkish sentimentalism of the popular music of the day.
In 1927 Ralph Peer of Victor Records weren't to Bristol Tennessee to record local acts, two that signed contracts were the Carter Family from Virginia and Jimmy Rodgers from North Carolina, both became successful via mountain music (Carter family) and yodelling (Jimmy Rodgers), "Blue Yodel by Jimmy Rodgers was one of the first songs to sell a million copies.
Local radio stations were a big help in the promotion of country music nationwide with shows like "The Grand Ole Opry " Nashville in 1925 and "The National Barn Dance" Chicago in 1924.
Due to the work that "Bristol"Tennessee did with regard to these early recordings the city was recognized in 1998 by the US Congress as being the official "Birthplace of Country Music".
