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 (Results 51-75 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 141 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Delmore Brothers," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

Delmore Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106046.

"Delmore Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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