Big Bang of Country Music
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The "Big Bang of Country Music" refers to the 1927 Bristol Sessions, a landmark series of recordings in Bristol, Tennessee–Virginia that launched the commercial careers of key artists like the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers and is often considered the birth of modern country music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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music history milestone ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1927 Bristol Sessions
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Bristol Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | pre-Nashville era of country music ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | Big Bang of Country Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Alfred G. Karnes
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B.F. Shelton NERFINISHED ⓘ Blind Alfred Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Carter Family NERFINISHED ⓘ El Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Stoneman NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmie Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Johnson Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shelor Family NERFINISHED ⓘ The Stoneman Family NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tenneva Ramblers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | expansion of country music recording in the late 1920s and 1930s ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1927-08-05 ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
country music
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hillbilly music ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bristol, Tennessee
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Bristol, Tennessee–Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Appalachian music traditions
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early country music ⓘ |
| hasPart | recording sessions ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1927-07-25 ⓘ |
| heritageRecognition |
commemorated by Birthplace of Country Music Museum
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recognized by U.S. Congress as significant to country music history ⓘ |
| impactOnArtist |
boosted careers of multiple Appalachian musicians
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launched the commercial career of Jimmie Rodgers ⓘ launched the commercial career of the Carter Family ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nashville country music industry
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commercialization of rural Southern music ⓘ development of country music recording practices ⓘ |
| numberOfRecordings | over 70 ⓘ |
| numberOfSongs | over 70 sides ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Ralph Peer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | early regional hillbilly recordings of the 1920s ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | 78 rpm disc ⓘ |
| recordingTechnology | electrical recording ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | 1927 Bristol Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
considered the birth of modern country music
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landmark in American popular music ⓘ launched commercial country music recording industry ⓘ |
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