Wolfe wrote:
^ Carters and Jimmie Rodgers are indeed ground zero for what is now called 'country music' and the industry based around it. Both recorded on the same scouting session conducted by Ralph Peer for Victor in 1927.
I also see lots of Roy Acuff and Bob Wills, etc. A lot of the 78 rpm country records that were issued on the red Columbias in the 40's and 50's are very common. Decca and RCA Vic. too.
Fiddlin' John Carson's first records for Victor in 1922 are usually considered the beginning of the record companies showing any interest in recording and releasing rural or 'country' music. The story behind the release of Carson's first record is interesting.
I agree, I would not spend the eBay prices for any of those common 40’s and 50’s records, eBay sellers are rediculous on those records, and most don’t know how to pack. I would not mind having a copy of Lulu Belle and Scotty “Beyond the Starry Sky” and “Mush” which was a 1950 London issue, that was my Great Grandmothers favorite.