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Informationen zum Autor The late Charles K. Wolfe lived in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and taught English at Middle Tennessee State University. Ted Olson lives in Johnson City, Tennessee, and teaches Appalachian Studies and English at East Tennessee State University. Klappentext In the summer of 1927, nineteen bands gathered for a recording session in Bristol, on the Tennessee-Virginia border, including some of the most influential names in American music--the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Stoneman and more. Organized by Ralph Peer for Victor records to capitalize on the popularity of "hillbilly" music, the Bristol sessions were a key moment in country music's evolution. The musicians played a variety of styles largely endemic to the Appalachian region. Rather than attempting to record purely traditional sounds, however, Peer sought a combination of musical elements, an amalgam that would form the backbone of modern country music. The reverberations of the Bristol sessions are still felt today, yet their influence is widely misunderstood, and popular accounts of the event are more legend than history. These 19 essays offer an examination and reevaluation of the Bristol sessions--from their germination, to the actual sessions, to their place in history and their continuing influence. The first section discusses technological advances that resulted in the unmatched quality of the Bristol recordings. The second section chronicles the people and musical acts involved in the event. The third section gives first-hand accounts of the Bristol sessions, while the fourth presents musicological studies of two of the prominent acts. The final section details subsequent recording sessions in Bristol and nearby Johnson City, and explores the lasting local musical legacy. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. Zusammenfassung These 19 essays offer an examination and reevaluation of the 1927 Bristol Sessions - from their germination! to the actual sessions! to their place in music history and continuing influence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsIntroduction by Ted Olson Part I: Before the Bristol Sessions1. Early Sound Recording Technology and the Bristol Sessions Eric MorrittPart II: The Bristol Sessions2. The Legend That Peer Built: Reappraising the Bristol Sessions Charles K. Wolfe3. The Bristol Sessions: The Cast of Characters Charles K. Wolfe4. Jimmie Rodgers and the Bristol Sessions John Lilly5. Something Old, Something New: The Carter Family's Bristol Sessions Recordings Katie Doman6. The Blackard-Shelor Story: Biography of a Hillbilly String Band Tom Carter7. Gospel According to Bristol: The Life, Music and Ministry of Ernest Phipps Brandon Story8. The Life of Alfred G. Karnes Donald Lee Nelson9. The Life of Blind Alfred Reed The Rounder Collective10. The West Virginia Coon Hunters: On the Trail of a Lost Mountain State String Band John LillyPart III: Remembering the Bristol Sessions11. Discovery of the First Hillbilly Great Ralph Peer12. My Husband, Jimmie Rodgers Carrie Rodgers13. Before the Myth Was Born: Claude Grant of the Tenneva Ramblers Remembers Jimmie Rodgers Richard Blaustein14. I Remember Daddy Gladys Carter Millard15. My Memories of the Bristol Sessions Mabel Phelps MorrellPart IV: Musicological Studies of the Bristol Sessions16. Ernest Stoneman's 1927 Session: Hillbilly Recordings of Gospel Hymns Jocelyn Neal17. On the Vanguard of Change: Jimmie Rodgers and Alfred G. Karnes in Bristol, 1927 Thomas TownsendPart V: After the Bristol Sessions18. The Rest of the Story: Other Early Recording Sessions in the Tri-Cities Area Charles K. Wolfe19. The Birthplace of Country Music, 75 Years Later: The Cradle Still Rocks Ted Olson and Ajay KalraContributors Index...
