Delmore Brothers

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-018716	10-in.	1/25/1938	Alcatraz Island clues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018717	10-in.	1/25/1938	Goodbye booze	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018718	10-in.	1/25/1938	There's a lonesome road	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018754	10-in.	1/26/1938	'Cause I don't mean to cry when you're gone	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018755	10-in.	1/26/1938	Careless love (Bring my baby back)	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018756	10-in.	1/26/1938	In that vine covered chapel in the valley	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-018757	10-in.	1/26/1938	Big ball in Texas	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027642	10-in.	9/29/1938	Leavin' on that train	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027643	10-in.	9/29/1938	The cannon ball	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin, 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027644	10-in.	9/29/1938	My home's across the Blue Ridge Mountains	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027645	10-in.	9/29/1938	Fifteen miles from Birmingham	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin, 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027646	10-in.	9/29/1938	I'm Alabama bound	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027647	10-in.	9/29/1938	Nothing but the blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin), 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027648	10-in.	9/29/1938	Some of these days you're gonna be sad	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin, 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027649	10-in.	9/29/1938	Where is my sailor boy?	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027671	10-in.	9/29/1938	Heart of sorrow	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027672	10-in.	9/29/1938	Quit treatin' me mean	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin, 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027673	10-in.	9/29/1938	Just the same sweet thing to me	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027674	10-in.	9/29/1938	The only star	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027675	10-in.	9/29/1938	A better range is home	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal trio, with 3 guitars and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-027676	10-in.	9/29/1938	Git along	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with violin, 3 guitars, and string bass	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032669	10-in.	2/5/1939	Don't let my ramblin' bother your mind	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032670	10-in.	2/5/1939	Baby you're throwing me down	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032671	10-in.	2/5/1939	Gonna lay down my old guitar, part 2	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032672	10-in.	2/5/1939	Brown's ferry blues, part 3	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group

(Results 76-100 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delmore Brothers," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

Delmore Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

"Delmore Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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