In 1927, when New York music producer Ralph Peer came to Bristol to record local talent, few could have suspected the impact his discoveries would have on the world of country music. Johnny Cash called the 1927 Bristol Sessions, where first recordings were made of The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, “the most important event in the history of country music.” In 1988, the US Congress officially designated Bristol as “the birthplace of country music.”
