Allen`s archive of early and old country music.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Here is a good LP with Roy singing some of the favorite songs performed on the Grand Ole Opry.

Click here to download Roy Acuff - Sings Famous Opry Favorites

Roy Acuff Sings Hank Williams

Here is a good one for Hank Williams Fans. I think Roy and the boys were outstanding on Hank Williams type songs. As far as the instrumentation is concerned, Hank`s Drifting Cowboys were sort of a modern version of The Smoky Mountain Boys at the time. The Drifting Cowboys featured fiddle and electric steel where The Smoky Mountain Boys mostly featured fiddle and Dobro. Also, one of Hanks favorite singers was Roy Acuff, and it`s very easy to hear the Acuff influence in Hanks vocals.
Anyhow... here`s a fine LP for you!

Click here to download Roy Acuff - Sings Hank Williams

Saturday, October 20, 2012

The Phipps Family - Echoes Of The Carter Family

Here`s a mighty good Phipps Family LP. They do a great job with Carter Family type music.

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Roy Acuff - The World Is His Stage

Here is an LP of live show material. The sound quality on some of the cuts is not the best, but it`s still plenty listenable. The sound is just bad from the shows, not because my LP is in bad condition.
I forgot to mention, there is another LP I have already posted (a various artist LP) that has two Acuff Hickory cuts on it that I don`t believe were ever released on any other Acuff records. Just search "15 Country Greats" in the search box at the top left hand side of the blog page if you want to download it.

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Roy Acuff - Star Of The Grand Ole Opry

We will start the series with this fine LP. Enjoy!

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Roy Acuff Hickory Recordings

Well folks, I have picked what I`m going to post for my next "series". What we are going to be looking at is Roy Acuff`s Hickory recordings. Very few of Acuff`s Hickory and later recordings have been re-issued.
As you may know, on my blog, I try really hard not to post anything that has been released on cd. There are four Acuff LP`s from Hickory that have been released on two cd`s on the Ace label, so, I will not be posting these four LP`s (although I do have these four LP`s). If you are interested in Roy Acuff and want to get these two cd`s, the titles and catalog numbers are---
Once More It`s Roy Acuff/King Of Country Music, on Ace CDCHD 988
Hand Clapping Gospel Songs/Sings American Folk Songs, on Ace CDCHD 999
So, just for fun, I have posted pictures of one of the LP covers that have been re-issued on cd because it`s sort of an interesting cover. It does have Roy on it on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, but does not feature Roy and his own outfit, The Smoky Mountain Boys. Instead, as you can see, it shows Roy in the middle of taking a step in front of one of the oldest acts on the Grand Ole Opry, The Fruit Jar Drinkers. There are some pretty famous Opry old-timers here! To Roy`s right with the red shirt on picking guitar is Uncle Dave Macon`s son Doris, then Tommy Leffew on banjo and Hubert Gregory on guitar to the extreme right. Under the O in the word OLE on the guitar on the backdrop is Herman Crook, leader of the famous Crook Brothers String Band. In front of Roy is Jackie Phelps on electric guitar. The bass picker behind Jackie is likely Stewart Golden. I have no idea who the square dancers are.
Hope you enjoy this cover!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Jimmy Driftwood - Sea Shanties

Here`s sort of an unusual idea for an LP in the old time style. It does have some neat tunes on it though. This is the last Jimmy Driftwood LP I have ready to put on the blog right now, but stay tuned for more material!