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| 1. Ain't Got Nowhere To Travel | |||
| 2. Smokey Mountain Bill And His Song | |||
| 3. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar | |||
| 4. Lonesome Yodel Blues | |||
| 5. Brown's Ferry Blues | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The Nashville Blues | |||
| 2. The Lover's Warning | |||
| 3. I'm Worried Now | |||
| 4. Take Away This Lonesome Day | |||
| 5. Promise Me You'll Always Be Faithful | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Lead Me | |||
| 2. I Need The Prayers Of Those I Love | |||
| 3. I've Got The Railroad Blues | |||
| 4. The Weary Lonesome Blues | |||
| 5. Heavenly Light Is Shining On Me | |||
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| Disc: 4 | |||
| 1. Over The Hills | |||
| 2. The Dying TruckDriver | |||
| 3. Scatterbrain Mama | |||
| 4. Happy On The Mississippi Shore | |||
| 5. Rainin' On The Mountain | |||
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The Delmore Brothers, Alton (b. 1908) and Rabon (b. 1916), were one of the great early country harmonizing duos who recorded from 1933 to the early '50s and were a significant influence on other sibling duos such as The Louvin Brothers and The Everly Brothers. Their later recordings, from about 1944 on, are fairly widely available but the earlier sides on this 87 track, 4CD set have been harder to find until now. Unusually for that time the Delmores would switch high and low harmony parts from song to song or even within the same song, and whether performing their own songs, traditional ones or gospel they brought a strong bluesy feeling to both their music and their vocals. The subject matter of the songs the duo recorded in the '30s was also akin to the blues, covering such disparate topics as unrequited love, marital problems, the urge to travel to escape from a poor life, plus the nostalgic and more sentimental songs that yearn for days of long ago. This is a typically authoritative JSP coverage of the duo's best early recordings, with extensive essay detailing their life and career. Full track listing attached.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is where it all started with lots of fine tracks that were later covered by many other artists like The Louvin Brothers,Merle Travis,Tennessee Ernie Ford etc.The Delmore Brothers first recorded in October 1931 when Rabon was only 14.(He was born December 1916).They were on the Grand Ole Opry every week from 1933 and must have influenced the other brother acts that copied them, like the Monroe brothers, and the Blue Sky Boys,both groups didnt record until 1936!!! If Rabon had played a mandolin instead of the tenor guitar The Delmore Brothers would probably have been called the first of the bluegrass groups. Instead they were crowded out by all the many Brother duets that sprang up after them, only louder! That maybe why these early recordings are somewhat overlooked.They have a gentle soft charm and beautiful harmonies. These recordings are where it all started.
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23 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Sorry, this AIN'T the complete works...
10 July 2004
Format:Audio CD
I think that Rich Kienzle must have written his review based on the good faith that this set would include all of the Delmores' Bluebird and Decca sides. It does not. It's a good hefty collection of their pre-war material, but there are many important sides missing. The Columbia 1931 disc is not there, and most of the Decca sides are absent. Some Bluebird B-sides are also MIA.
This is rather shocking for JSP. They are usually so thorough in their reissue boxes. I'll grudgingly buy this, because I know the remastering will be good, but don't believe for one moment that you're getting the whole enchilada. If you're curious as to what these guys sound like, or like 'em and want 4 hrs of their music, go for it. But there's many sides left out. :( Maybe Bear Family will get off their arses and finally do the Delmores right.
This is rather shocking for JSP. They are usually so thorough in their reissue boxes. I'll grudgingly buy this, because I know the remastering will be good, but don't believe for one moment that you're getting the whole enchilada. If you're curious as to what these guys sound like, or like 'em and want 4 hrs of their music, go for it. But there's many sides left out. :( Maybe Bear Family will get off their arses and finally do the Delmores right.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Classic Cuts are the Best Cuts
19 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
I bought this set yesterday. For as old as these recordings are the way they were remastered sounds great. Again as I have stated in previous reviews this this set is "Great" but it's not for the new kid that thinks Country Music or Good Bluegrass is The Dixie Chicks or Toby Keith. These songs by Alton and Rabon are some of the Best Root Country Music that you can get anywhere. 1933 - 1941 ,That during the time that Jimmie Rodgers died and not many good strong groups were on the scene ( not counting the Original Carter Family). This Set is worth every penny and I think the price is downright cheap for what you are getting ! Purchase this Box Set and you will truly be Purchasing a part of real American History. "ENJOY"
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
PRIME CUTS
24 Nov 2009
Format:Audio CD
This is a review of THE DELMORE BROTHERS box set from JSP entitled CLASSIC CUTS, 1933-1941.
I bought this box set at a deep discount over three years ago and only listened to it once. I liked it but really didn't get a chance to get into it.
Recently I took it out and gave it another and then another play. What an excellent set of recordings, even though they were done many decades ago they still sound fresh and the sound quality on these CDs is everything you could hope for.
I think that the trouble I had getting interested in these recordings is because of the relatively straight forward, unemotional singing style the Delmores
favored. I am not sure if this was the predominant country style of group or duo singing at the time but I suspect that it might have been, either during this period or in the period just before recording companies starting hunting through the hills for new musical stars.
For a listener who is used to the more emotional "modern" styles this type of singing takes some getting used to. But I got around that problem by concentrating on the beautiful close harmonies of the brothers' voices and the great guitar work that the Delmore Brothers recorded on one classic cut after another.
And it didn't take long before the Delmore's style of straight faced right at you
kind of singing seemed second nature to me and perfectly normal and natural
to my ears.
In fact, this type of singing is much preferable to much of the modern moaning and wailing that is found on current day recordings. The Delmore Brothers seem more natural and less artificial than modern singers.
Of course, the guitars are acoustic although I heard a couple of cuts with
a steel guitar and some others with a tasty country fiddle accompanying the brothers.
All together there are 87 choice cuts in this box set. The music is in a variety of styles, including sentimental ballads and some pretty snappy toe tappers as well.
I think among my favorites are: "When We Held Our Hymnbooks Together," "I Now Have a Bugle to Play," "The Gospel Cannonball," "Old Mountain Dew," "Smokey Mountain Gal" and just way too many others to list.
The truth is, some of these recordings echo back to the earlier days of American music, before Edison even thought of recording. But others of these records were fairly modern and contemporary for 1930s tastes.
The Delmore Brothers were giants of early harmony and country (or what was called folk music) and the recordings in this JSP box set are part of the legacy the Delmores left for us to enjoy. And these records will be listened to and enjoyed as long as the human voice in song is appreciated and loved.
I bought this box set at a deep discount over three years ago and only listened to it once. I liked it but really didn't get a chance to get into it.
Recently I took it out and gave it another and then another play. What an excellent set of recordings, even though they were done many decades ago they still sound fresh and the sound quality on these CDs is everything you could hope for.
I think that the trouble I had getting interested in these recordings is because of the relatively straight forward, unemotional singing style the Delmores
favored. I am not sure if this was the predominant country style of group or duo singing at the time but I suspect that it might have been, either during this period or in the period just before recording companies starting hunting through the hills for new musical stars.
For a listener who is used to the more emotional "modern" styles this type of singing takes some getting used to. But I got around that problem by concentrating on the beautiful close harmonies of the brothers' voices and the great guitar work that the Delmore Brothers recorded on one classic cut after another.
And it didn't take long before the Delmore's style of straight faced right at you
kind of singing seemed second nature to me and perfectly normal and natural
to my ears.
In fact, this type of singing is much preferable to much of the modern moaning and wailing that is found on current day recordings. The Delmore Brothers seem more natural and less artificial than modern singers.
Of course, the guitars are acoustic although I heard a couple of cuts with
a steel guitar and some others with a tasty country fiddle accompanying the brothers.
All together there are 87 choice cuts in this box set. The music is in a variety of styles, including sentimental ballads and some pretty snappy toe tappers as well.
I think among my favorites are: "When We Held Our Hymnbooks Together," "I Now Have a Bugle to Play," "The Gospel Cannonball," "Old Mountain Dew," "Smokey Mountain Gal" and just way too many others to list.
The truth is, some of these recordings echo back to the earlier days of American music, before Edison even thought of recording. But others of these records were fairly modern and contemporary for 1930s tastes.
The Delmore Brothers were giants of early harmony and country (or what was called folk music) and the recordings in this JSP box set are part of the legacy the Delmores left for us to enjoy. And these records will be listened to and enjoyed as long as the human voice in song is appreciated and loved.
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