Complex sentence: The original Ramblers played around the Spray and Leaksville, North Carolina since 1917 but in 1925 the recordings they made for Columbia allowed them to escape life in the textile mills.
Split into simpler sentences: The original Ramblers played around the Spray and Leaksville, North Carolina beginning in 1917. In 1925, the recordings they made for Columbia allowed them to escape life in the textile mills.