Johnson City Sessions

Johnson City Sessions is a Tennessee historical marker in Johnson City., Washington County.

Washington Co., Corner of Main & Colonial Way, Johnson City.

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In October 1928 Frank Walker of Columbia Records hosted recording auditions at 334 East Main Street. Charlie Bowman and his brothers, Clarence Greene, and the Roane County Ramblers were among the artists recorded. These sessions pioneered the art of remote recording, designed to record undiscovered talent in the area. Walker returned to Johnson City in October 1929 for a second round of recordings that included Clarence "Tom” Ashley.

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1891 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1894 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1904 · Roan Mountain, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1927 · Relief map, state of Tennessee (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

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