He went to Bristol, Tennessee to record local musicians. He thought that old-time and "hillbilly" musicians could be found there. Two local acts signed recording contracts “the Carter Family” from Virginia and former railroad worker Jimmie Rodgers of North Carolina the Carter Family played old-time mountain music, Jimmie Rodgers sang ballads and used a singing style called yodeling. They both became successful nationwide. The Carter Family formed the core of several generations of popular country musicians, and Rodgers's 1928 recording of "Blue Yodel" became one of the first country records to sell a million copies and that’s how country music start. “Country music was one of the first genres of modern American popular music, and old-time music was its earliest