Bristol, Tennessee Bristol, Tennessee A sign welcomes visitors to the twin metros/cities of Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee.
A sign welcomes visitors to the twin metros/cities of Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee.
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Bristol is a town/city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States.
It is the twin town/city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly athwart the state line between Tennessee and Virginia.
The boundary between the two metros/cities is also the state line, which runs along State Street in their common downtown district.
Bristol is a principal town/city of the Kingsport Bristol Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City Kingsport Bristol, TN-VA Combined Travel Destination commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.
Bristol is probably best known for being the site of some of the first commercial recordings of nation music, highlighting Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, and later a favorite venue of the mountain musician Uncle Charlie Osborne.
Congress recognized Bristol as the "Birthplace of Country Music" in 1998, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is positioned in Bristol. Bristol is the place of birth of Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Bristol is also the site of Bristol Motor Speedway, a NASCAR short track that is one of the most well-known motorsports facilities in the country.
1.1 "Birthplace of Country Music" For more details on this topic, see Bristol sessions and Music of East Tennessee.
Congress declared Bristol to be the "Birthplace of Country Music", as stated to a resolution passed in 1998, recognizing its contributions to early nation music recordings and influence, and the Birthplace of Country Music Museum is positioned in Bristol. In 1927 record producer Ralph Peer of Victor Records began recording small-town musicians in Bristol, to attempt to capture the small-town sound of traditional "folk" music of the region.
Carter and his family journeyed from Maces Spring, Virginia, to Bristol to audition for Ralph Peer, who was seeking new talent for the mostly embryonic recording industry.
That same visit by Peer to Bristol also resulted in the first recordings by Jimmie Rodgers. Since 1994, the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance has promoted the town/city as a destination to learn about nation music and the city's part in the creation of an entire music genre.
Every year, amid the third weekend in September, a music festival called the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion takes place.
The festival is held downtown, where Tennessee and Virginia meet, and it jubilates Bristol's tradition as the Birthplace of Country Music. Bristol is positioned in the northeast corner of Tennessee, at 36 34 9 N 82 11 51 W (36.569135, -82.197489). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.1 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) (0.44%) is water.
Bristol features a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and short, chilly winters.
Due to the altitude of the city, Bristol does not quite experience the hot summers seen in other parts of the South and its winters are colder than many other metros/cities in the region.
Bristol on average sees roughly 40 inches of rain per year.
Snow does occasionally fall in the city, as the town/city averages roughly 15 inches of snow annually.
Climate data for Bristol, Tennessee In the city, the populace was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of July 2016, the following individuals were primary figures in Bristol's government: Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol is the locale of Bristol Motor Speedway, a NASCAR Sprint Cup track.
Bristol is also home to Bristol Dragway, which hosts the Ford Thunder Valley Nationals, an NHRA nationwide event.
A Pittsburgh Pirates R-league minor league affiliate, the Bristol Pirates, plays its home games at De - Vault Memorial Stadium in Bristol, Virginia.
WBCM-LP (FM 100.1 MHz) WBCM Radio Bristol Bristol Herald Courier Bristol Public Library Bristol Tennessee High School The Bristol, Tennessee Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency for the city.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Bristol city, Tennessee (revised 10-24-2012)".
Tennessee Blue Book (PDF).
Bristol Chamber of Commerce, "About Bristol Archived December 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.." United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Birthplace of Country Music", Americas - Library.gov, 2011, web: AL.
"BCMA - Birthplace of Country Music Alliance", BCMA, 2012, webpage: BCMA.
"Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion", Bristol - Rhythm.com, 2011, webpage: BR United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Climate knowledge for Bristol - Johnson City - Tennessee - South - United States".
"Bristol, TN Monthly Weather Forecast".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Bristol, TN City Council Members Archived December 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
Bristol Police Department website Archived April 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
(1992) Bristol Tennessee/Virginia: A History-1852-1900.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article Bristol (Tennessee).
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bristol, Tennessee.
City of Bristol Official Home Page Bristol, TN at DMOZ Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for Bristol knowledge on small-town officials, elections, and link to charter Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States State of Tennessee
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