Birthplace of Country Music
A Local Legacy: Where was country music born?

Country Music Culture in Bristol, VA and Tennessee

Bristol VA/TN is called the birthplace of country music. We look at why the stars moved to Nashville.

Blue Ridge Country: Bristol, The Real
Home of Country Music ...
Bristol's Country Music Mural. The senates of both Virginia and Tennessee have recognized Bristol as the birthplace of country music. ...

Birthplace of Country Music - The Bristol Story
Local Legacies: Celebrating Community Roots (Library of Congress).

Birthplace of Country Music Alliance
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance (BCMA) was formed in 1994 “to bring national and international recognition . . .

Tennessee: Birthplace of Country Music
The Bristol Music Story ...
Tennessee. Local Legacies Project Celebrating Community Roots: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Birthplace of Country Music

NPR : Country Music's First Family
Visit the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance to learn about the Carter Family and the seminal 1927 "Bristol Sessions" recorded by Ralph Peer. ...