Country Music By opesmeyers1 May 17, 1600 Immigrants brought folk music to America dont know month or day Apr 16, 1825 "Turkey in the straw" was published in Baltimore Jun 14, 1923 The first country records Jun 14, 1924 Vocalion starts "Hillbilly" series Nov 28, 1925 The barn dance format launches Aug 28, 1927 First country stars recorded at Bristol May 6, 1933 Rogers,countries first super star, dies Jan 1, 1953 The queen of country joins a barn dance Mar 25, 1966 Backersfeild sound immortalized Jul 4, 1980 Travolt stars in URBAN COWBOY Apr 21, 1999 Rascal Flatts became a band (dont know exact date) Apr 21, 2015 Country music still countinues
