Hawkins recorded for different labels throughout his career, but his finest recordings were made during his first stint at King from 1946 to 1953. Hawkshaw was born on the 22nd of December, 1921 in Huntington, WV and famously perished in the same plane crash that claimed the lives of Cowboy Copas and Patsy Cline on the 5th of March, 1963. Unfortunately the jacket of this LP (scans of which along with the labels are included in the download folder) contains no notes, but an excellent biographical account of the group's members is on the Mississippi Country Music Trail's website and can be read here.įor a long time now followers of the Scratchy Attic have been requesting that I post some King albums by 'The Hawk of the West Virginia Hills', Hawkshaw Hawkins.

Their legacy seems to have lasted beyond the heyday of such bands their recording of 'Wednesday Night Waltz' remained in print throughout the 78rpm era, Ned Landry re-popularized the 'Saturday Night Breakdown' in the fifties, and a later edition of the band appeared in a 1976 movie adaptation of the song 'Ode To Billie Joe'. The Revelers' sound was somewhat more subdued that of many of their contemporaries, but is very enjoyable nonetheless. County 532 features twelve great 1927-1930 recordings by a legendary Mississippi string band, 'The Leake County Revelers'. I haven't posted any Old Timey Southern music here at the Attic in some time and felt that another great title from County's old 500 series was due. East Texas Serenaders-Three-In-One Two-Step Smith's Garage Fiddle Band-Beaumont Ragġ2. The transcript from a telephone interview with Denmon Lewis, made by Charles Faurot on Novemto obtain information for the liner notes of this album is here.Ĥ. There's not much for me to add to the album's liner notes (by Charles Faurot), scans of which are included in the download. Since transferring this album the Lewis Brothers' 'Bull at the Wagon' has stuck in my head day and night, but there's never a bad tune on a collection such as this. Mining more of the fantastic County 500 series catalog, I came up with a transfer of this superb 1969 collection of rare old Texas Fiddle 78s from the twenties era. MAC BEATTIE Canadian Folk and Country Songs.MAC BEATTIE A Visit To The Ottawa Valley.HACHEY BROTHERS Pickin' Strings Country Style.PIERCE, RAINWATER & HAMBLEN on Audio Lab.EARL & JOYCE SONGER Early Detroit Country.TEXAS FAREWELL Texas Fiddlers 1922-1930.

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