. . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Mountain City Fiddlers Convention was held in the East Tennessee town of Mountain City, in May 1925. The gathering was attended by many acclaimed Appalachian musicians, and pioneers of bluegrass and country music, such as G. B. Grayson, Charlie Bowman, and Al Hopkins. The contest helped to define the music of East Tennessee, and along with the Bristol recording sessions of 1927, and the Johnson City sessions of 1928 and 1929, it is regarded as one of the events which helped to launch the modern country music industry."@en . . . . . "1119381362"^^ . "The Mountain City Fiddlers Convention was held in the East Tennessee town of Mountain City, in May 1925. The gathering was attended by many acclaimed Appalachian musicians, and pioneers of bluegrass and country music, such as G. B. Grayson, Charlie Bowman, and Al Hopkins. The contest helped to define the music of East Tennessee, and along with the Bristol recording sessions of 1927, and the Johnson City sessions of 1928 and 1929, it is regarded as one of the events which helped to launch the modern country music industry. Dudley Vance, of Bluff City, Tennessee, won first prize, with his performance of \"Twinkle Little Star\". G. B. Grayson, born in 1887, and a native of Johnson County, was also a prize winner for his version of Cumberland Gap."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "56826027"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "6587"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Mountain City Fiddlers Convention"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .