Appomattox / New York / Atlanta / Danville / Morganton / /
Company
Early Country Music / RELIGIOUS MUSIC / RCA / Mountain Music / /
Continent
America / Europe / /
Country
Turkey / United States / /
Event
Person Travel / /
Facility
LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE / RAILROADS AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSICIANS-The building / /
Movie
The Civil War / North and South / /
NaturalFeature
Negro / Southern Mountains / British Isles / /
Organization
World Health Organization / /
Person
Fiddlin / W.C. Handy / Bill Monroe / Roy Acuff / Sam McGee / Jimmie Rodgers / David Holt / Dave Macon / Earl Scruggs / Bluegrass / Stephen Foster / Ralph Peer / Tommy Jarrell / Etta Baker / Joe Sweeney / Vernon Dalhart / John Carson / Dan Emmett / Mamie Smith / Bessie Smith / Louis Armstrong / /
Position
Artist / great fiddler / PREACHER / Northern songwriter / black singer / COO / opera singer / fiddler / /
THE ROOTS OF MOUNTAIN MUSIC What follows is a short history of the major influences that have combined to create mountain music. By using these notes and David Holt’s recordings one can get an overview of history and