- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Fiddlin' John Carson (ca. 1868-1949)
- Creator:
- Daniel, Wayne W., 1929-
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-09
- Subject:
- Carson, Fiddlin' John, 1868-1949
Musicians--Georgia
Country musicians--Georgia
Violin--Georgia
Fiddlers--Georgia
Fiddling--Georgia
Country music--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Fiddlin' John Carson. In the spring of 1922, Georgia's "Fiddlin' John" Carson, at the age of fifty-four, became the first genuine old-time country musician to broadcast genuine old-time country music over a radio station. A year later, on June 14, 1923, the country-music recording industry was launched when Carson made his first phonograph record.
GSE identifier: SS8H7 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/fiddlin-john-carson-ca-1868-1949/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Fiddlin' John Carson (ca. 1868-1949)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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