Nashville bar honors fiddle player behind thousands of recordings

Buddy Spicher helped shape the Nashville sound on thousands of recordings with stars like Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan. A small ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1868, Radio’s First Hillbilly—the Georgia Fiddler Widely Credited With Launching the Country Music Recording Industry

"Fiddlin'" John Carson, country music's first successful recording artist, was born on March 23, 1868, in Fannin County, ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1887, the Legendary Fiddle Player Who Recorded the First-Ever Country Songs, Years Before the Bristol Sessions

On this day (November 20) in 1887, Alexander “Eck” Robertson was born in Delaney, Arkansas. After finding his passion for music as a child, he spent most of his life as a traveling musician. After a ...