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Ideas
| We are especially interested in early forms of commercial American country music -- the transition from what most people would call "folk music" from the back porch to the vaudeville stage, radio, and phonograph records. We believe that the growth of technology has played a big part in influencing this movement. Microphones, for example, enabled singers to develop a so-called "crooning" style and still be heard when singing with bands. |
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We'll be adding thoughts to this page as time allows, but would also like to request input from any readers here with the thought of sharing some of these ideas, just for the fun of it. Click here to send comments. In the meantime, here's a little bit of background material to work with. |
| musical influences | Bill Monroe |
| The Original Carter Family | |
| Jimmie Rodgers | |
| The Bluebird Cafe | |
| articles | Peter Feldmann:"Old Time Music Hits The Big Time" The Ash Grove |
| Kenneth Rexroth: "Subversive Aspects of Popular Songs" | |
| Peter Feldmann: Vernon Dalhart and the Santa Barbara Earthquake of 1925 | |
| Chip Winston: Pete's Bluegrass Bash | |
| Mary Yoemans: "Benny Martin" | |
| Tran Van Khê: Musical Imperialism | |
| Bluegras BLOG (Discussions of old time & bluegrass music, etc.) | |
| Peter Feldmann: "The Big Bang of Bluegrass" | |
| music samples | I'm Goin' Back To Dixie |
| Gap Tooth Mountain Ramblers (3 songs) | |
| Other BGW pages with music (Real Audio and MP3) | |
| links | Selected websites, musical & otherwise |
| song lyrics | Websites with song lyrics |
| Original Carter Family, Complete song texts |
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