ItwasAugust2nd1927.Thenewshadspreadfast.AmannamedRalphPeerwascomingtothecityofBristol.Hewantedtomakerecordingsoflocalpeoplesingingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Andhesaidhewouldpayfiftydollarsforeachsongrecorded.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.ManypeoplecametoBristolthatdaytoplayforMr.Peer.Butonegroupseemedtohavejustthesoundthathewaslookingfor.TheywereamannamedA．P.Carter，hiswifeSara，andhercousinMaybelle.TheycalledthemselvestheCarterFamily.
TheirfirstrecordingsweresenttoradiostationsthroughouttheUnitedStates.Manylistenersweresurprisedatwhattheyheard.Insteadofclassicalorjazzsongsthatradiostationsusuallyplayed，anewsoundwasborn.TheCarterFamilysoundeddifferent.Theydidnotsoundasiftheyhadtakenmusiclessons.Butitdidnotmatter.Thepeopleinpoorruralareasthoughttheysoundedjustliketheirneighbors.
TheCarterssangsongsaboutlivinginthemountainsofVirginia，Tennessee，andNorthCarolina.Theysangabouttheloveofayoungmanforaspecialgirl.Theysangaboutthebeautyofnature.Theysangaboutdeathandsadness.Andtheysangreligioussongsthattoldofthehopeforabetterlifeafterdeath.
A．P.Cartersanginthegroupandalsosearchedfornewsongs.HeoftentraveledlongdistancestosmalltownsinthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Hewantedtohearthesongsthatlocalpeoplesangintheircommunities.Hewrotedownthewordsbutkeptthemusicinhismemory.Whenhereturnedhome，hehelpedSaraandMaybellefitthemtotheCarterFamilymusicalstyle.
TheCarterFamilysoonbecamefamous.Theyrecordedmoresongs.TheytraveledtomanycitiesandtownsintheeasternUnitedStatestoperform.Thousandsofpeopleheardthemsingandboughttheirrecordings.Somepeopleestimatethatwithinthreeyears，theCarterFamilysoldthreehundredthousandrecordings.
【小题1】Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?