100 Years of Country Music History
By Abby Monteil, Stacker News
On 4/10/21 at 9:00 AM EDT
Over the past century, the country music genre has become one of the most popular and recognizable within the American music industry. It first originated in the early 1900s, particularly among working-class Southern Americans. Elements of fiddle songs, ballads, banjo, jazz, and blues became entangled together, leading to its official recognition as a genre (often referred to as hillbilly music ) by the 1920s.
From there, country music grew roots in the city of Nashville, Tennessee, where the Grand Ole Opry radio and television show launched the careers of icons like Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash. It was also the place where the genre had its Big Bang moment, when talent scout Ralph Peer began to scout Southern talent and came away with legendary acts that would continue to shape the genre and put Nashville on the map as Music City.
Outdoor safety advice; Tuttle Creek offers archery
The weather is warming up, the birds are singing, and the ice is melting.
Ben Jedlicka, Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism Game Warden, says with the recent warm spell, the ice on lakes, rivers, and ponds are melting. He says it is not the time to partake in activity on the ice such as ice fishing.
“The ice conditions are not good now,” Jedlicka says. “We have had the warmup and it kind of turns honeycomb or it starts to melt from the bottom and to the top both, and it is treacherous. So, stay off the ice now.”
In Focus 12/31/20
Tuttle Creek State Park Manager Todd Lovin and Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism game warden Ben Jedlicka joined us for some outdoor news at Tuttle Creek.
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Former Manhattan resident Fred Nelson joined In Focus with Dave Lewis to discuss his recent appearance on Jeopardy where he discussed his winning performance.
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Dave Lewis and Brandon Peoples spent the final segment of In Focus recapping some of the top news stories and events that took place in 2020.
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