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    • Aug 1, 1927
    The Carter Family records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, with producer Ralph Peer. Among the trio's four songs are "Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow" and "The Storms Are On The Ocean"
    Aug 4, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, singing "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" and "The Soldier's Sweetheart" during an afternoon session with producer Ralph Peer at a hat warehouse at 408 State Street
    Dec 19, 1927
    Bradley Kincaid holds his first recording session for Gennett Records in Chicago
    Oct 2, 1928
    DeFord Bailey records "John Henry" for Victor in Nashville under the guidance of producer Ralph Peer
    Sep 19, 1929
    Jimmie Davis holds a recording session at the Municipal Auditorium in Memphis, his first for Victor Records, where he remains for four years
    Oct 9, 1929
    Gene Autry holds his first recording session, for Victor Records, in New York, with background singer Johnny Marvin yodeling
    Nov 1, 1929
    Bob Wills holds his first recording session, playing "Gulf Coast Blues" and "Wills Breakdown" with guitarist Herman Arnspiger in Dallas
    Jan 17, 1930
    Tex Ritter quits law school at Northwestern University in Chicago because it conflicts with his acting schedule
    Apr 6, 1930
    Country group The Beverly Hill Billies debuts on Los Angeles radio station KMPC. The act maintains popularity for nearly a decade. In 1963, they successfully sue producers of "The Beverly Hillbillies" for copyright infringement
    Jan 26, 1931
    "Green Grow The Lilacs" makes its first theatrical appearance in New York, opening at the Guild Theatre. Record producer Art Satherley takes note of a singer in a minor cowboy role: Tex Ritter



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