Tag: Victor Records
A Hundred Years of Bad Luck: Who Was Elizabeth Smith?
A hundred years ago, Elizabeth Smith broke a looking glass. At least, that’s how she tells it. From that moment everything begins to go wrong. Her children give her sass. She stubs her toe against the kitchen door. Her hens stop laying. She makes the mistake of sitting in the thirteenth row at church and, … Continue reading “A Hundred Years of Bad Luck: Who Was Elizabeth Smith?”
“Old Time String Bands North Carolina & Tennessee”: The Untold Stories Behind the Music
Discover the rich history of Old Time String Bands from North Carolina and Tennessee. Roll On, Daddy, Roll On – Complete Issued Recordings, 1927–1931 traces the very roots of Appalachian music.” How Old-Time Music Grew from the Mills and Mountains Old Time String Bands: North Carolina & TennesseeIn the late 1920s and early 1930s, something … Continue reading ““Old Time String Bands North Carolina & Tennessee”: The Untold Stories Behind the Music”