Name: The Allen Brothers With Other Country Brother Acts - The Allen Brothers
Brand: The Allen Brothers
SKU: 0788065718220
Price: 31.09 EUR
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Artist

One of the most diversified, talented, and flat-out fun duos of old-time music: The Allen Brothers, Austin and Lee Allen, sometimes known as The Chattanooga Boys. An old-time duo may not technically count as “modern,” but their unique qualities (even by today’s standards) place them, in many ways, in the upper echelon of early recorded music.

Born on Monteagle Mountain in the Cumberland Plateau north of Chattanooga, they gained popularity among the local communities and mining camps in the area in the early ‘20s and, as a result of hearing and playing with many other artists, developed a wide repertoire of traditional songs and popular blues and mountain music of the day. With this, they began recording for Columbia in 1926 with “Bow Wow Blues,” a version of traditional favorite “Salty Dog.” It became fairly popular and the label signed them to record more sides. They recorded for Columbia until the label released their oddball “Laughin’ and Cryin’ Blues” on their “Race” series as opposed to the significantly more white “Old-Time” series. Many of their songs take precedent from popular black songs of the day and, without meeting the duo or doing any research whatsoever, Columbia made what is essentially a clerical error. The single sold well and nobody seemed to care; nobody except the duo themselves, who threatened a lawsuit to get back on the white series. They left the label afterward and signed with Victor, where they stayed the remainder of their career, when they stopped recording in early 1934. They recorded 89 songs over these eight years, of varied scope and style, with odd instrumentations and unique lyrics.

Tracks

1-1 Frisco Blues 02:51

1-2 Tiple Blues 03:01

1-3 Prisoner's Dream 02:49

1-4 I'll Be All Smiles Tonight 02:53

1-5 Free A Little Bird 02:53

1-6 Skipping And Flying 02:45

1-7 I've Got The Chain Store Blues 03:19

1-8 The Enforcement Blues 02:51

1-9 Jake Walk Blues 02:35

1-10 Reckless Night Blues 03:24

1-11 New Chattanooga Blues 03:01

1-12 Shanghai Rooster Blues 02:52

1-13 Price Of Cotton Blues 02:39

1-14 I'm Always Whistling The Blues 02:56

1-15 Roll Down The Line 02:58

1-16 Old Black Crow In The Hickory Nut Tree 02:53

1-17 Baby When You Coming Back Home 02:44

1-18 Long Gone From Bowling Green 02:57

1-19 Red Pajama Sal 03:06

1-20 New Deal Blues 02:48

1-21 Mercy Mercy Blues 02:41

1-22 Padlock Key Blues 02:52

1-23 Daddy Park Your Car 03:00

1-24 Misbehavin' Mama 03:25

1-25 Midnight Mama 03:07

2-1 Salty Dog Blues 03:10

2-2 Bow Wow Blues 03:17

2-3 Chattanooga Blues 03:06

2-4 Laughin' And Cryin' Blues 03:21

2-5 Ain't That Skippin' And Flyin' 03:00

2-6 Cheat 'Em 02:56

2-7 No Low Down Hanging Around 02:36

2-8 Maybe Next Week, Sometime 03:10

2-9 A New Salty Dog 02:38

2-10 Preacher Blues 03:14

2-11 When You Leave, You'll Leave Me Sad 03:08

2-12 Chattanooga Mama 02:59

2-13 It's Too Bad For You 02:39

2-14 Slide, Daddy Slide 02:55

2-15 Pile Drivin' Papa 02:35

2-16 Shake It Idea, Shake It 02:40

2-17 Roll It Down 02:56

2-18 Mother-In-Law Blues 02:43

2-19 Unlucky Man 03:14

2-20 Laughin' And Cryin' 03:03

2-21 Monkey Blues 03:08

2-22 Chattanooga Mama 03:36

2-23 Drunk And Nutty Blues 03:08

3-1 Salty Dog, Hey Hey Hey 02:58

3-2 Hey Buddy, Won't You Roll Down The Line 02:45

3-3 Allen Brothers Rag 03:11

3-4 Skippin' And Flyin' 03:00

3-5 When A Man's Got A Woman 03:16

3-6 Rough Neck Blues 03:10

3-7 Slipping Clutch Blues 03:23

3-8 Please Pay In Advance 03:32

3-9 Allen's Lying Blues 03:08

3-10 Midnight Mama 03:02

3-11 Glorious Night Blues 03:10

3-12 Inspiration 03:05

3-13 Crossfiring Blues 02:51

3-14 It'll Be Here A Long, Long Time 03:17

3-15 It Can't Be Done 02:58

3-16 Windowshade Blues 03:08

3-17 Maybe Next Week, Sometime - No. 2 03:07

3-18 Fruit Jar Blues 03:23

3-19 Lightning Bug Blues 02:50

3-20 Warm Knees Blues 03:01

3-21 Red Hot Rambling Dan 02:58

3-22 The Prisoner's Dream 02:52

4-1 Kanawha County Rag 03:00

4-2 West Virginia Special 03:01

4-3 Let Me Be Your Salty Dog 02:39

4-4 Darling Think What You Have Done 02:40

4-5 Deep Elem Blues 02:55

4-6 Four Or Five Times 02:54

4-7 Bitter Creek 02:53

4-8 Twinkle Little Star 02:59

4-9 Likes Likker Better Than Me 02:45

4-10 Chased Old Satan Through The Door 02:52

4-11 Bull At The Wagon 02:44

4-12 Sally Johnson 02:41

4-13 C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken 02:52

4-14 Salty Dog Blues 03:00

4-15 Dance All Night With A Bottle In My Hand 02:54

4-16 Horse Shoe Bend 02:56

4-17 Southern Whoopee Song 02:26

4-18 Just Inside The Pearly Gates 02:26

4-19 Depot Blues 02:44

4-20 I Don't Let The Girls Worry My Mind 02:39

4-21 Jake Leg Wobble 02:56

4-22 Friday Night Waltz 02:47

4-23 Hook And Line 03:22

4-24 Wish I Had My Time Again 03:11

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Lee Allen (2),Austin Allen (2)

The Allen Brothers With Other Country Brother Acts