Appology to Nancy Turner Brown

I had posted an old LP by Grant Turner called Grant Turner Remembers The Opry As It Was Then. Nancy Turner Brown contacted me through the blog Monday demanding that the LP be taken down because she owns the copyright. So---


Mrs. Brown, I`m very sorry to have offended you. I look and try to figure out if the records I post are still available new and didn`t find it, as it`s been out 30 to 35 years. Just to make sure you know, I make NO money from these posts. You mentioned about buying it in many catalogs and on ebay (as I did). I`m sure none of them are new sales that you could get a royalty from, as all them would be used.
So, once again I`m sorry for upsetting you.


Apparently, Mrs. Brown got the post deleted without giving me the chance of a day or two to do it. So, there is a chance that Blogger may delete my blog due to her complaint of the one post. Sorry if it happens to the many followers that enjoy it. We`ll see what happens here in the future----Allen

Merle Travis & Grandpa Jones - Farm And Home Hour

Here`s a neat LP done in the fashion of an old live radio show. It`s tastefully done too. No foolishness to make it extra hokey to make fun of the old radio shows that were sometimes sponsored by companies with often mis-leading commercials for mysterious products (often health related) and some just plain rip-offs. You won`t regret downloading this, lots of good fum and music here!









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The Duke Of Paducah - 2 Purina Transcription Discs

It`s Checkerboard Time! What we have here is a couple of these blue vinyl discs. One is show numbers 49, 50, 51, & 52 on one disc, numbers 77, 78, 79 & 80 on the other. These have The Duke of Paducah talking up some comedy, then introducing the top 10 in country music at the time. These were made for station play, so there is no music. You`ll see how it works if you download the discs.



Click here to download The Duke Of Paducah - Purina Transcription shows #`s 49, 50, 51 & 52



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J.E. Mainer - 2 LP`s on the Blye Jay label

Here is a couple of interesting LP`s. The sound quality isn`t the best, but it`s still good if you are a J.E. Mainer fan. Enjoy!





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Jimmie Riddle 78 on Decca

Here is an ultra-rare one. This was cut at the same session as the Rachel & Oswald 78 that`s posted below.
The first song, I Found My Mama, was a common "talking" harmonica number that such great country harmonica pickers, such as Lonnie Glosson, Wayne Raney & Salty Holmes commonly performed. The cast is Jimmie On harmonica of course, Rachel Veach as the "mother", Oswald on dobro, possibly Joe Zinkan on bass and likely Benny Martin on straight guitar.
The other number, The Three Trees, comes from a skit record recorded in the teens, or possibly earlier, by the author, Tom McNaughton. What an odd choice to record! We have Jimmie on harp and as narrator, Oswald on dobro, likely Benny Martin on guitar and possibly Joe Zinkan on bass.
Unfortunately, the disc got cracked all the way from the center hole to the edge in shipping to me, so there is a tick through both sides. This, at least as of now, is the only copy of this disc I know of to have been found.
There are some harmonica fanatics that follow my blog, so, this one`s for you all!!



Click here to download Jimmie Riddle 78 on Decca 46239

Rachel & Oswald 78 on Decca 46247

Here`s a rare one! Bashful Brother Oswald and his Sister Rachel was a part of Roy Acuff`s act off and on all through the 1940`s. They had cut a 78 on Columbia at one of Roy`s sessions that was un-released (it is out on an LP from the early 1980`s). Roy was still on Columbia at the time this was cut. I have no idea about the story of why this was made on another label (the songs are different than what they recorded for Columbia).
I think we have Rachel on banjo, likely Oswald on straight guitar (or possibly Lonnie "Pap" Wilson) and Benny Martin on fiddle. Benny Martin was a Smoky Mountain Boy for a short time about 1950.



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Jimmie Skinner 45 on Starday 627

I really like Jimmie Skinner, so here is a 45 I have that may or may not be on one of his Starday LP`s.



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15 Country Greats By 8 Great Artists - Country Music At It`s Country Best

Here`s a neat various artists LP.
I believe the two Roy Acuff cuts came out only on this LP. At least I have never saw them anywhere else.
Also, the Rod Brasfield track (the jacket lists it as two tracks, but there is no break in the middle) is very rare. I think it was issued as a 45 also. I believe this would be the last, if not the only, record he ever made. Happy downloading!



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Jimmie Riddle 45 on the Todd label

Well here`s an odd one! Jimmie Riddle was one of Roy Acuff`s Smoky Mountain Boys who played harmonica, piano and accordion. He also made an LP or two and had a 45 and a 78 of his own. But this takes the cake! Jimmie, predictably, played country music, but this is rock harmonica. Unfortunately, they misspelled his first name on the label, oh well. Happy listening.



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Country Music Favorites For Children

Here is a rare LP on the Wyncote label. Actually, all the cuts are from Starday material.
The main reason I am posting this is for the two Lew Childre cuts. They are cut that were edited out of the only LP he ever made called Old Time Get Together on Starday (which can be found here on the blog).
This LP was super dirty, so it`s kind of noisy. Some cuts are worse than others in sound quality also. It almost sounds like instead of using masters for the source, they used old, wore out Starday LP`s. But---anyway---it`s worth it for the Lew Childre cuts if you are a fan of his, and the Lew Childre cuts sound pretty good quality wise. Enjoy!!


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