Film Screening: The Singing Brakeman and The Carter Family

Learn about country music's past by attending the Film Screening: The Singing Brakeman and the Carter Family at the Historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, TN.

This film was, featuring noting only Jimmie Rodgers when he was a part of the Singing Brakeman, a group that came about in the 1930's, along with A.P, Sara, and Mother Maybell Carter in The Carter Family: An American Original. The storyline of the film focuses on how the talent scout by the name of Ralph Peer opened a temporary recording studio in 1927 in the Bristol, TN area that started the careers fo many greats, including Rodgers and the Carter Family. Three tunes are shown of Rodgers in the film while the story of the Carter family is revealed through a variety of photos, film footage, and interviews with country music historians. It is a movie that is a must see for any country music lover.

Points of Interest

Historic RCA Studio B in Nashville, TN

Music City is home to one of the most famous recording studios in the country, RCA Studio B Legends such as Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, the Everly Brothers, Floyd Cramer, Chet Atkins and Eddy Arnold, recorded at this birthplace of the "Nashville Sound.