.. Today is International Country Music Day.  

3 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW…

• Bristol,     Tennessee was recognized by congress in 1998 as the birthplace of country     music.
• In     the 1920s, country songs were known as "Old Familiar Tunes." As     the listening audience expanded, the songs became known as "Old-Time     Melodies of the Sunny South" or "Hill Country Songs and     Ballads."
• In     the beginning, country music’s sound was founded on the fiddle, the     accordion, the banjo, and the autoharp.

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