[78-L] First country recording?

[Gregg Kimball]

This really boils down to whether you consider Richardson a "country" 
performer.  In Tony Russell's Country discography, he lumps Richardson with 
Charles D'Almaine and others as "studio or stage musicians" who happened to 
record vernacular material.

Part of the argument is also about where he was from. I've seen it mention 
that he was from North Carolina, as if this alone establishes his bona 
fides.  Most of the things he recorded were were well known popular tunes, 
such as "Devil's Dream," or began life as stage songs such as "Durang's 
Hornpipe," etc.  I'd give it to Eck.

Gregg Kimball


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:17 PM
Subject: [78-L] First country recording?


> I've just transferred two fiddle solos by Don Richardson, recorded in May 
> 1916
> for Columbia. It's been suggested somewhere that this is the first country
> music recording session. Anyone concur?
>
> dl
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