Harry Choates
Harry Choates was born near Rayne, Louisiana on December 26th, 1922. His childhood did not include much education, and he spent most of his time in local bars listening to music on the jukebox. In the 1930s, Choates and his …
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“Ragtime Annie” by Eck Robertson
In 1922, recorded music was in its infancy, but Texan raised fiddle player Alexander Campbell “Eck” Robertson was given the opportunity to record what many music historians claim to be the first recorded country commercial phonograph record. On this groundbreaking …
