1927 Bristol Sessions

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country music recording sessions recording sessions

The 1927 Bristol Sessions were a landmark series of country music recording sessions, often called the "Big Bang of Country Music," that launched the careers of artists like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers.

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1927 Bristol Sessions canonical 2
Bristol Sessions 2
Bristol Sessions of 1927 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country music recording sessions ⓘ
recording sessions ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Big Bang of Country Music ⓘ
city Bristol ⓘ
commemoratedBy Birthplace of Country Music Museum ⓘ
commemoratedIn Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion ⓘ
surface form: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalDesignation recognized as historically significant by music scholars ⓘ
endDate 1927-08-05 ⓘ
equipmentProvider Victor Talking Machine Company ⓘ
featuredArtist Alfred G. Karnes ⓘ
B.F. Shelton ⓘ
Blind Alfred Reed ⓘ
The Carter Family ⓘ
surface form: Carter Family

Ernest V. Stoneman ⓘ
Jimmie Rodgers ⓘ
The Johnson Brothers ⓘ
The Stamps Quartet ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
launchedCareerOf The Carter Family ⓘ
surface form: Carter Family

Jimmie Rodgers ⓘ
legacy inspired later field recording projects in the American South ⓘ
recognized as a key moment in the development of the Nashville-centered country music industry ⓘ
location Bristol, Tennessee ⓘ
Bristol, Virginia ⓘ
nicknamedBy country music historians ⓘ
numberOfPerformers more than 15 acts ⓘ
numberOfRecordings over 70 ⓘ
organizer Ralph Peer ⓘ
producer Ralph Peer ⓘ
recordedSong I Am Bound for the Promised Land ⓘ
Single Girl, Married Girl ⓘ
Sleep, Baby, Sleep ⓘ
The Poor Orphan Child ⓘ
The Soldier’s Sweetheart ⓘ
The Storms Are on the Ocean ⓘ
The Wandering Boy ⓘ
recordingEngineer Victor field recording team ⓘ
recordingMethod electrical recording ⓘ
recordingVenue makeshift studio in a vacant warehouse ⓘ
recordLabel Victor Talking Machine Company ⓘ
significance considered a foundational event in the history of country music ⓘ
helped establish the commercial viability of country music ⓘ
startDate 1927-07-25 ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
subjectOf documentary films about country music history ⓘ
numerous music history books ⓘ

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Bristol, Tennessee → hasHistoricEvent → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
Bristol, Tennessee → knownFor → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
Birthplace of Country Music by U.S. Congress → relatedToEvent → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bristol Sessions
Birthplace of Country Music Museum → focusesOn → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bristol Sessions
Birthplace of Country Music Museum → hasExhibitsAbout → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bristol Sessions of 1927
Bristol, Virginia → knownFor → 1927 Bristol Sessions ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bristol Sessions of 1927