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 51-75 of 141 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-07088 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Southern moon | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and yodeling | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07089 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | False hearted girl | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07090 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | The budded rose | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07091 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Blind child | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07092 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Are you marching with the Saviour? | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07093 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | I don't know why I love her | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07094 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Don't forget me, darling | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07116 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | Memories of my Carolina girl | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-07117 | 10-in. | 2/17/1937 | No one | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitars | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011885 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Lead me | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011886 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Need the prayers | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011887 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | I've got the railroad blues | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011888 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | The weary lonesome blues | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011889 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Heavenly light is shining on me | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011890 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Wonderful there | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011891 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | The farmer's girl | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011892 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Singing my troubles away | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011893 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | They say it is sinful to flirt | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011894 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Till the roses bloom again | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011895 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | When we held our hymn books together | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011896 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Hi-de-ho baby mine | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-011897 | 10-in. | 8/3/1937 | Look up, look down the lonesome road | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal duet, with string band | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-018713 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Ain't it hard to love | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-018714 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Bury me under the weeping willow | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group | |
Victor | BS-018715 | 10-in. | 1/25/1938 | Brother take warning | Delmore Brothers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and tenor guitar | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delmore Brothers," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.
Delmore Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.
"Delmore Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Delmore Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88672477
Wikidata: The Delmore Brothers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1184543
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121022227
MusicBrainz: The Delmore Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7767365b-ab8a-4173-9410-33705722b118
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