
May 19th, 2011
BACKGROUND HISTORY : the 1st musical bands came from New Orleans among black musicians who’ve historically been the innovators.
The 1st jazz record ever recorded was by the first Dixieland jazz group in 1917, and naturally they were white because injustice always raises it’s unpleasant head to hold black people back. But in the Roaring 20’s, [...]

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May 8th, 2011
Musicians have for a while been playing fiddle music in the Appalachians for a long time it was not till 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee the first recording country music recording deal was signed.
In this year, Victor Records signed Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family. Originally he worked on the railroads till his poor health got [...]

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