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When you listen to Fiddlin' John Carson's version of "Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane," you are hearing a major document of country music history. Its recording in June, 1923 unexpectedly sold thousands of copies, and marked the commercial beginning of what is now called "country music." Prior to this time, the record industry had been profoundly urban-based and urban-oriented. No recording company had attempted to tap into America's rural music, and none had demonstrated any recognition that...
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