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On Feb. 25, the Knoxville History Project hosted a webinar on Jazzbilly and its origins in Knoxville. This webinar is part of a series of historical Zoom chats that the Knoxville History Project hosts highlighting specific historical topics in Knoxville.
With over 70 participants attending the event, many tuned into to learn about the hybrid music genre known as âJazzbilly.â A combination of jazz and hillbilly music, this string-focused form of music dates back to roughly a century ago.
Joining the discussion was Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound archivist Eric Dawson. When it came to defining exactly what Hillbilly music was, âHillbilly was a marketing term, and Jazzbilly didnât exist as a term before the 90s,â Dawson said.