Released 1960 A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers
(1960) Encore
(1961) Release date 1960 Label Capitol Records Nashville | Recorded May 12–16, 1960 Artist The Louvin Brothers Producer Ken Nelson Genre Country music | |
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Similar The Louvin Brothers albums, Country music albums | ||
A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1960.
Contents
The Delmore Brothers were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s.
Reception
In his Allmusic review, Bruce Eder stated: "You could listen to music for 50 years and not hear harmonies as sweet or playing as nimble as what's on A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers. The album was one top-flight brother harmony duo paying tribute to the first great brother harmony duo in recording history."
Music critic Bob Yates of No Depression wrote, "...the great songs of the Delmores sung by country music’s finest brother duet... rightly ranks as one of the music’s best tribute albums."
Reissues
Track listing
All songs by Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore unless otherwise noted.
- "Weary Lonesome Blues" – 2:42
- "Midnight Special" (Traditional) – 2:40
- "Blues Stay Away from Me" (A. Delmore, R. Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover) – 3:21
- "Sand Mountain Blues" – 2:28
- "Southern Moon" – 2:38
- "Nashville Blues" – 2:53
- "Brown's Ferry Blues" – 2:53
- "When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing" – 2:09
- "Freight Train Boogie" – 3:01
- "Put Me on the Trail to Carolina" – 3:10
- "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" – 2:45
- "The Last Old Shovel" (Traditional) – 2:20
Personnel
Production notes:
Songs
1Weary Lonesome Blues2:45
2Midnight Special2:44
3Blues Stay Away From Me3:24