The Jack London Club objected to not only the mistreatment of animals but training them for entertainment rather than allowing them to live apart from humanity in the wild. This would have far-reaching repercussions for the most popular entertainment of the early 20th century — the circus.
Ralph Peer's first Southern hit was fiddler John Carson from Atlanta, Georgia, whose first recording of The Little Old Log Cabin and The Old Hen Cackled sold more than 500,000 copies nationwide.
The Carters crisscrossed the country, traveling to New Jersey in 1929 and 1933 for additional recording sessions, and to Louisville in 1931 to record with Jimmie Rodgers.
By 1938 the Carters' fortunes were on the wane; then came the Consolidated Royal Chemical Corporation offer for a twice daily radio show, for the princely sum of $75 each per week.
