The legacy family group started by Appalachia, VA bluegrass legend Ernest "Pops" Stoneman. Ernest V. Stoneman's earliest Edison recordings happened in 1924, and predate those by both The Carter Family or the singing brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers. In the book, "The Stonemans", author Ivan M. Tribe, tells of the family, their hardships, and how Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman recorded the reputed first million selling country music song "The Sinking of the Titanic" for Okeh.