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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 2, 1927
    In the trio's second day of recording, The Carter Family cuts "Single Girl, Married Girl" and "The Wandering Boy" in Bristol, Tennessee
    Aug 3, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers auditions for record producer Ralph Peer in Bristol, Tennessee. He receives a thumbs-up, leading to a historic recording session the following day
    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
    Sep 14, 1927
    Pop singer Gene Austin records "My Blue Heaven" in New York City. The song is referenced 50 years later when Mel Tillis records the country hit "Ain't No California"
    Sep 23, 1927
    Victor releases the first two singles recorded during the historic Bristol sessions in August. One features a gospel group, the other pairs Ernest Stoneman with The Blue Ridge Corn Shuckers
    Oct 7, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers' first record, "The Soldier's Sweetheart" backed with "Sleep Baby Sleep," goes on sale
    Oct 18, 1927
    Fiddler G.B. Grayson records "Ommie Wise" in Atlanta, Georgia. The track is destined to appear on the influential 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Nov 30, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers records "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)" along with "Away On The Mountain," "Ben Dewberry's Final Run" and "Mother Was A Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)" at the Victor Studio in Camden, New Jersey
    Feb 3, 1928
    Blues musician Tommy Johnson records "Cool Drink Of Water Blues" in Memphis. It gets listed among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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