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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-032673	10-in.	2/5/1939	I loved you better than you knew	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032674	10-in.	2/5/1939	Goin' back to Georgia	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032675	10-in.	2/5/1939	Home on the river	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032676	10-in.	2/5/1939	Gambler's yodel	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032677	10-in.	2/5/1939	Wabash blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-032678	10-in.	2/5/1939	Go easy, Mabel	Delmore Brothers ; Smiley O'Brien	Male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047551	10-in.	2/6/1940	The Wabash Cannon-Ball blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and electric steel guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047552	10-in.	2/6/1940	Over the hills	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and electric steel guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047553	10-in.	2/6/1940	The dying truckdriver	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and electric steel guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047554	10-in.	2/6/1940	Scatterbrain mama	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and electric steel guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047555	10-in.	2/6/1940	Happy on the Mississippi shore	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047556	10-in.	2/6/1940	That's how I feel, so goodbye	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047557	10-in.	2/6/1940	Rainin' on the mountain	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047558	10-in.	2/6/1940	See that coon in a hickory tree	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047559	10-in.	2/6/1940	The storms are on the ocean	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047560	10-in.	2/6/1940	Back to Birmingham	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047561	10-in.	2/6/1940	The Eastern Gate	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BS-047562	10-in.	2/6/1940	God put a rainbow in the clouds	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Columbia	W151976	10-in.	10/28/1931	Got the Kansas City blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	Vocal group
Columbia	W151977	10-in.	10/28/1931	Alabama lullaby	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	Vocal group
Decca	68069	10-in.	9/11/1940	There's trouble on my mind today	Delmore Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	68070	10-in.	9/11/1940	Silver dollar	Delmore Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	68071	10-in.	9/11/1940	Old mountain dew	Delmore Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	68072	10-in.	9/11/1940	In the blue hills of Virginia	Delmore Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	68073	10-in.	9/11/1940	Make room in the lifeboat for me	Delmore Brothers		Vocal group

(Results 101-125 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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