Jul 16, 1927

Fiddlin' Arthur Smith makes his first documented appearance on the Grand Ole Opry

Jul 21, 1927

Record producer Ralph Peer drives into Bristol, Tennessee, where he erects a recording studio in a furniture store. He uses the site to record Ernest Stoneman and to hold the first sessions with The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers

Jul 25, 1927

Ralph Peer begins a series of recordings in a Bristol, Tennessee, furniture store where he holds a session with Ernest Stoneman. Within days, his field work turns up two new, significant acts: Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family

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" 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 furniture store at 408 State Street

Aug 10, 1927

Jimmy Martin is born in Sneedville, Tennessee. He becomes the first lead singer in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, later breaking away to forge a solo bluegrass career

Sep 20, 1927

Pearl Butler is born in Nashville. Joining her husband Carl, she records the 1962 hit "Don't Let Me Cross Over"

Oct 31, 1927

Anita Kerr born in Memphis. She forms The Anita Kerr Singers, a background vocal group that plays a role in such hits as Skeeter Davis' "The End Of The World," Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go" and Bobby Bare's "Detroit City"