The Carter Family At The 1927 Bristol Sessions

The Bristol Sessions were recording sessions held in 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee, considered as the "Big Bang" of country music. The Carter Family were the first vocal group to become country music stars, and were among the first groups to record commercially produced country music. Their first recordings were made in Bristol, Tennessee, for the Victor Talking Machine Company under producer Ralph Peer on August 1, 1927. Ralph Peer had corresponded with the family earlier in the summer, but later wrote that "he was still surprised to see them," primarily due to their appearance. "They wander in," Peer told Lillian Borgeson during a series of interviews in 1959. "He's dressed in overalls and the women are country women from way back there. They looked like hillbillies. But as soon as I heard Sara's voice, that was it. I knew it was going to be wonderful. The Carters recorded four songs on the second Monday of the sessions and two the next day with just Maybelle and Sara. Sara sang lead while playing autoharp, A.P. sang bass, and 18-year-old Maybelle played guitar with an unusual and subsequently influential style that allowed her to provide both melody and rhythm.(Historical Reenactment)

[joybrickman]

My beloved Mother introduced me to the Carter Family in 1973. She had gone to work at KMART to buy me a new piano. She found a LP vinyl album by the Carter Family in the records at KMART. $2.98, I fell in love with the Carter Family immediately. At 70 years old, I am still earning a good living as a musician.

[aperson]

I own the 78s from the Bristol Sessions. Truly, the founders of country music.

[oliviafleemon]

That's me playing mother Maybelle

[tooge]

some of the BEST memories of life in east TN ?
Saturday nights spent at the Carter Fold in Hiltons, VA with the love of my life, Barbara GREAT

[hennihabeck]

❤❤❤This clip.is.a.real.gem..A.P., .Helen, .Maybelle..Love the Carter, Family..

[enravene]

Carter family has been have a long long journey through the hard times together, it sad to know that they are separated 🥀

[Virginia_Cayne]

Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter was the full name of A.P.Carter.

[stepno]

Where are the credits for this filmmaker, actors, date, etc.?

[roderickmatheson]

They had 2 flat tires just going to their first recording and they barely made there in time for the recording.

[eternallife]

Is this a movie? If not there should be a movie about this family I mean I know it's controversial but they weren't quite the first country music family I give that credit to the stonemans but if it wasn't for the carters I don't think we would really have a Jimmie Rodgers a Johnny Cash or a Chet Atkins anyways this is quite incredible love this channel

[IronChadAI]

Before Single Ladies, there was Single Girls/Married Girls.