The Most Overlooked Artists of the 1920s and their influence
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Vernon Dalhart 1924 recording of "The Wreck of the Old 97" Became the first Southern song to become a national success an major influence in the field of country music
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Eck Robertson He became the first country musician to be recorded
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"Georgia" Tom Dorsey He is known as "the father of gospel music"
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Sylvester Weaver Have first known recorded songs using the slide guitar style
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Al Jolson Facts: Stars in the First Talking Motion Picture...Warner Brothers “THE JAZZ SINGER”,Also becomes the first face ever seen on a new invention called television.
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Joseph F. Falcon Best known for the first recording of a Cajun song entitled "Allons à Lafayette" in 1928
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Blind Roosevelt Graves "Crazy About My Baby" "could be considered the first rock 'n' roll recording."