Delmore Brothers

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Delmore Brothers

Alton Delmore (December 25, 1908 – June 9, 1964) and Rabon Delmore (December 3, 1916 – December 4, 1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneer singer-songwriters and musicians who were stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duos such as the Louvin Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers (Birch Monroe, Charlie Monroe and Bill Monroe), the McGee Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers, had a profound impact on the history of country music and American popular music. The duo performed extensively with Arthur Smith as the Arthur Smith Trio throughout the 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1926, Died Ceased 1952

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group, composer, lyricist, arranger

Notes: Alton and Rabon Delmore.

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-87668	10-in.	1/22/1935	I know I'll be happy in heaven	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87669	10-in.	1/22/1935	Keep the camp fires burning	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87670	10-in.	1/22/1935	Alabama lullaby	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87671	10-in.	1/22/1935	The fugitive's lament	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87672	10-in.	1/22/1935	I believe it for my mother told me so	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87673	10-in.	1/22/1935	I'm going away	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87674	10-in.	1/22/1935	I long to see my mother	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87675	10-in.	1/22/1935	Lorena, the slave	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99171	10-in.	2/17/1936	The Nashville blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99172	10-in.	2/17/1936	The lover's warning	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99173	10-in.	2/17/1936	I'm worried now	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99174	10-in.	2/17/1936	Take away this lonesome day	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99175	10-in.	2/17/1936	Promise me you'll always be faithful	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99176	10-in.	2/17/1936	Don't you see that train	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99177	10-in.	2/17/1936	It's taking me down	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99178	10-in.	2/17/1936	That yodelin' gal, Miss Julie	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99179	10-in.	2/17/1936	I'm gonna change my way	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99180	10-in.	2/17/1936	Gambler's yodel	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99181	10-in.	2/17/1936	Happy Hickey—the hobo	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99182	10-in.	2/17/1936	Lonesome yodel blues no. 2	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99183	10-in.	2/17/1936	Put me on the trail to Carolina	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99184	10-in.	2/17/1936	Carry me back to Alabama	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99185	10-in.	2/17/1936	My Smokey Mountain gal	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-99186	10-in.	2/17/1936	Take me back to the range	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-07087	10-in.	2/17/1937	No drunkard can enter there	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitars	Vocal group

(Results 26-50 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delmore Brothers," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

Delmore Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

"Delmore Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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