- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fiddlin' John Carson
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph by Wilbur Smith
- Date of Original:
- 1924
- Subject:
- Musicians--Georgia
Country musicians--Georgia
Men--Georgia
Violin--Georgia
Fiddlers--Georgia
Fiddling--Georgia
Country music--Georgia
Carson, Fiddlin' John, 1868-1949 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Fiddlin' John Carson, pictured circa 1924, began playing fiddle on Atlanta's WSB radio station in 1922. On June 14, 1923, the country-music recording industry was launched when Carson made his first phonograph record. His recording career, which yielded some 165 recorded songs, lasted into the 1930s.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/country-music-overview/fiddlin-john-carson_001-2/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
-
