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 1-25 of 141 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-77218	10-in.	12/6/1933	I ain't got nowehere to travel	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77219	10-in.	12/6/1933	Ramblin' minded blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	composer, lyricist, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77220	10-in.	12/6/1933	Smoky Mountain Bill and his song	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77221	10-in.	12/6/1933	Gonna lay down my old guitar	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77222	10-in.	12/6/1933	Lonesome yodel blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77223	10-in.	12/6/1933	I ain't gonna stay here long	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77224	10-in.	12/6/1933	Brown's Ferry blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	Vocal group
Victor	BS-77225	10-in.	12/6/1933	I'm Mississippi bound	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77226	10-in.	12/6/1933	I'm going back to Alabama	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77227	10-in.	12/6/1933	I'm leaving you	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77228	10-in.	12/6/1933	I've got the big river blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77229	10-in.	12/6/1933	The girls don't worry my mind	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77252	10-in.	12/7/1933	Bury me out on the prairie	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	Vocal group
Victor	BS-77253	10-in.	12/7/1933	The frozen girl	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	arranger, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77254	10-in.	12/7/1933	Lonesome jailhouse blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77255	10-in.	12/7/1933	Blue railroad train	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BS-77256	10-in.	12/7/1933	By the banks of the Rio Grande	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars	lyricist, composer, Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87660	10-in.	1/22/1935	Don't let me be in the way	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87661	10-in.	1/22/1935	When it's summertime in a southern clime	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87662	10-in.	1/22/1935	Hey! Hey! I'm Memphis bound	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87663	10-in.	1/22/1935	I guess I've got to be goin'	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87664	10-in.	1/22/1935	Blow yo' whistle, freight train	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87665	10-in.	1/22/1935	Down South	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar, tenor guitar, and yodeling	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87666	10-in.	1/22/1935	Brown's Ferry blues, part 2	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group
Victor	BVE-87667	10-in.	1/22/1935	I've got the Kansas City blues	Delmore Brothers	Male vocal duet, with guitar and tenor guitar	Vocal group

(Results 1-25 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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