Concert List

Country music originated from the old folk music that the pioneers sang and played as they performance tled across the country. They used wagon trains. That is where a group of people drive their wagons across the country is a single file trying to go further west. At night they would party and the ones that might play fiddles, banjo, and guitars, would play and make up tunes about their experiences on the trail.
Then came along people prefer the Carter family members and Jimmy Rodgers (the singing brakeman) and they came up with a newer style of country tunes. However everything has been acoustical, no electrical instruments. When wannabe singers heard Jimmy Rodgers, they all wanted to sing prefer him. His singing had confidence and you might hear it.
The Grand ole Opry started expansive casting in 1925. This let millions of people hear folk and country music all across the country. The Louisiana Hayride started in 1948 and a lot of singers got their start there. These radio shows made a lot of young kids want to sing, and a lot of them did come on and make stars, each bringing a new style to country music. Recording organizations then didn’t want you to sound prefer somebody else, they want your sound. If the y prefer d it you got a contract.
When Hank Williams has been on the hayride, I had a good friend playing for the hayride. He has been playing when Hank had seven encores for lovesick blues. Then everybody wanted to sound prefer Hank Williams. Hank has been top dog, then came Elvis to knock him off the mountain. Of course Hank had died before Elvis made it. However Hank has been on top following his death.
Every year country progresses to something new. However there’s a lot of people that do not progress with it. A lot still like the old traditional kind of country. That is what makes the world go around.