Country Records
Although musicians had been recording fiddle tunes in the southern Appalachians for many years, It wasn't until August 1, 1927 in Bristol , Tennessee , that Country Music really began. There, on that day, Ralph Peer signed Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to recording contracts for Victor Records.
From that beginning Influential artists such as Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Hank Williams to Patsy Cline, Lefty Frizzell, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks and many others have graced us with the country sound.
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