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The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genre

  • Written by Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
The real ‘Big Bang’ of country music: How Vernon Dalhart’s 1924 breakthrough recordings launched a genreVernon Dalhart was a widely recorded singer in the early 20th century.The Library of Congress

Country music’s origin story has been heavily influenced by a romanticized notion of authenticity. Today, celebrations of the genre’s origins tend to focus on one event: recording sessions in late July and early August 1927 in the small...

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