Georgia Yellow Hammers

The Georgia Yellow Hammers were an old-time string and vocal quartet from Gordon County, Georgia from the 1920s. The group featured Charles Moody, Jr. on guitar; Bud Landress on banjo; Phil Reeve on guitar; and Bill Chitwood on fiddle. All members may have been multi-instrumentalists. Tony Russell's notes accompanying the 2004 compilation CD "Old Mountain" identify the personnel on "The Picture on the Wall" (Victor 20943, 9 Aug.1927) as Landress, fiddle and lead vocal; Reeve, guitar and vocal; C. Ernest Moody, banjo-ukulele and vocal; and Clyde Evans, guitar and vocal.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-37919	10-in.	2/18/1927	Pass around the bottle	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-37920	10-in.	2/18/1927	Going to ride that midnight train	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-37921	10-in.	2/18/1927	Johnson's old grey mule	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and monologue	Musical group
Victor	BVE-37922	10-in.	2/18/1927	Fourth of July at the country fair	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39777	10-in.	8/9/1927	Tennessee coon	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39778	10-in.	8/9/1927	All old bachelors are hard to please	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39779	10-in.	8/9/1927	Mary, don't you weep	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39780	10-in.	8/9/1927	Going to raise a rucus tonight	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39781	10-in.	8/9/1927	I'm saved	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39782	10-in.	8/9/1927	The picture on the wall	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39783	10-in.	8/9/1927	G rag	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Instrumental quartet, with monologue	Musical group
Victor	BVE-39787	10-in.	8/10/1927	My Carolina girl	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental quartet	Musical group
Victor	BVE-40351	10-in.	10/24/1927	Christmas time at Moonshine Hollow	Uncle Bud Landress	Talk and male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	Musical group
Victor	BVE-40352	10-in.	10/24/1927	Candy pulling at Moonshine Hollow	Uncle Bud Landress	Talk and male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41924	10-in.	2/21/1928	Song of the doodle bug	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41925	10-in.	2/21/1928	The Moonshine Hollow band	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41926	10-in.	2/21/1928	My eyes are growing dimmer every day	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41927	10-in.	2/21/1928	The running blues	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41928	10-in.	2/21/1928	When the birds begin their singing in the trees	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-41945	10-in.	2/23/1928	The old rock jail behind the old iron gate	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47189	10-in.	10/18/1928	Big ball in Memphis	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47190	10-in.	10/18/1928	Come over and see me sometime	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47191	10-in.	10/18/1928	Sale of Simon Slick	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Comic scene	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47192	10-in.	10/18/1928	Sale of Simon Slick	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Comic scene	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47193	10-in.	10/18/1928	Kiss me quick	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47194	10-in.	10/18/1928	Black Annie	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47195	10-in.	10/18/1928	Warhorse game	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-47196	10-in.	10/18/1928	The deacon's calf	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56551	10-in.	11/21/1929	Rubber doll rag	Georgia Yellow Hammers ; Uncle Bud Landress	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56552	10-in.	11/21/1929	Rip Van Winkle blues	Georgia Yellow Hammers ; Uncle Bud Landress	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56553	10-in.	11/21/1929	The picture of mother's love	Georgia Yellow Hammers ; Uncle Bud Landress	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56554	10-in.	11/21/1929	My heart is broken	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Male vocal duet, with instrumental trio	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56613	10-in.	11/27/1929	Childhood days	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56614	10-in.	11/27/1929	No one to welcome me home	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56615	10-in.	11/27/1929	White lightning	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Instrumental ensemble	Musical group
Victor	BVE-56616	10-in.	11/27/1929	Peaches down in Georgia	Georgia Yellow Hammers	Instrumental ensemble	Musical group

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Georgia Yellow Hammers," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111764.

Georgia Yellow Hammers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111764.

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