Sand Mountain Blues

~ Release by The Delmore Brothers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Kentucky Mountain
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Kentucky Mountain (in 1946-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
publisher:
Lois
2:40
2Midnight Train
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01) and Louis Innis (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Midnight Train (First line: "I have been all around my old home town...") (in 1946-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
2:03
3Someday You'll Pay
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Some Day You'll Pay (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
3:02
4Remember I Feel Lonesome Too
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1945-08)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1945-08)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1945-08)
recording of:
Remember I Feel Lonesome Too (in 1945-08)
writer:
Jim Scott
2:46
5Weary Day
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-08-01)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (on 1947-08-01)
instruments:
[unknown] (on 1947-08-01)
steel guitar:
Unknown, possibly Al Strickland (on 1947-08-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-08-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-08-01)
recording of:
Weary Day (on 1947-08-01)
writer:
Norman King and Thomas Neeley
publisher:
Lois
2:38
6Prisoner's Farewell
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1945)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1945)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1945)
recording of:
Prisoner's Farewell (in 1945)
writer:
Jim Scott
2:48
7Brown's Ferry Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Brown’s Ferry Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore
2:37
8You Can't Do Wrong and Get By
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
recording of:
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
writer:
Larry Cordle and Jim Rushing
2:47
9She Left Me Standing on the Mountain
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
She Left Me Standing on the Mountain (in 1946-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
publisher:
Vidor Publications Inc.
2:58
10Mississippi Shore
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Happy on the Mississippi Shore (in 1946-09)
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
2:54
11Sand Mountain Blues
double bass:
Louis Innis (on 1949-05-05)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Zeke Turner (on 1949-05-05)
harmonica:
Lonnie Glosson (on 1949-05-05) and Wayne Raney (on 1949-05-05)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1949-05-05) and Rabon Delmore (on 1949-05-05)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1949-05-05)
recording of:
Sand Mountain Blues (on 1949-05-05)
writer:
Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore
publisher:
Lois
2:41
12I Won't Be Worried Long
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
I Won't Be Worried Long (in 1946-01)
writer:
Alton Delmore
2:40
13Frozen Girl
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
recording of:
The Orphan (Jig) (on 1947-10-07)
composed in:
Ireland
composer:
[traditional]
2:57
14Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
double bass:
Unknown, possibly Roy Starkey (in 1946-09)
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Unknown, possibly Jethro Burns (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
publisher:
Lois
2:50
15I'm Lonesome Without You
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
I'm Lonesome Without You (First line: "I am feeling mighty weary...") (in 1946-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
2:41
16Don't Forget Me
double bass:
Roy Starkey (in 1946-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-01)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-01)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-01)
recording of:
Don't Forget Me (aka Don't Forget Me Little Darling) (in 1946-01)
writer:
[traditional]
recording of:
Don't Forget Me (First line: "Don't forget me, I won't forget you...") (in 1946-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alton Delmore
2:54
17'Dis Train
guitar:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (on 1947-10-07) and Rabon Delmore (on 1947-10-07)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (on 1947-10-07)
recording of:
This Train (This Train Is Bound for Glory) (on 1947-10-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6702)
2:49
18Last Old Shovel
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1945, in 1945-08)
tenor guitar:
Rabon Delmore (in 1945, in 1945-08)
background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1945-08)
lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1945-08)
vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1945) and Rabon Delmore (in 1945)
recorded at:
King Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1945, in 1945-08)
recording of:
Last Old Shovel (in 1945-08)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
recording of:
Last Old Shovel (in 1945)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Scott
2:42

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Canada
liner notes:Charles Wolfe (in 1986)
artwork:Frederick H. Carlson
manufactured by and distributed by:Highland Music
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:King Records, Inc.
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11782039 [info]