Allen`s archive of early and old country music.

Here`s one of my prize possessions! Kirk McGee is one of my all time favorite artists. This disc is the only copy I`ve ever saw of it, I wonder how many were pressed. Here we have two tunes K...

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  Here`s a pretty unusual LP. Andy Devine had an unusual voice, and that`s what attracted me to this LP. There is absolutely no information on this LP jacket. I thought the disc would be An...

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 Was just looking at some records here in the archive and thought folks might enjoy some Lulu Belle and Scotty 45`s. I really don`t know anything about these discs and I don`t know if these were...

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  So it`s been a long time since I`ve posted anything, and the weather is mighty nasty here today, so I thought today is a good time to post some warm Hawaiian music. This is a promotional dis...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2020/10/lani-mcintire-mission-beverages-disc.html

Clayton McMichen And His Georgia Wildcats - Joe Davis 3510 Give The Fiddler A Dram / The Old Hen Cackled recorded August 30, 1932 in New York City, New York The reason I`ve posted this is...

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Here is just a GREAT LP. Trust me, just download it because if you follow my blog I know you`ll like this! How could you top a Georgia string band LP that has Lowe Stokes of The Skillet Licke...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/georgia-fiddle-bands-heritage-048.html

Here is a great southern style gospel quartet disc. Likely recorded around 1950. Echoes From The Burning Bush is a gospel quartet standard, and this is a great, peppy version. I believe in th...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/john-daniel-quartet-daniel-154.html

Fiddlin` Sam Long Of The Ozarks - Gennett 3255 Sandy Land / Listen To The Mocking Bird recorded January or February 1926 in Richmond, Indiana Here is what seems to be a pretty rare dis...

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Here`s one we are going WAY back on. Vess Ossman, the classic style banjoist, was an immensely popular recording artist in the early days. I`m not going to go into much information here about...

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I had someone ask me if I had this disc a few times. Apparently it`s a pretty rare disc. I think this may be the first disc issued of Onie Wheeler and his wife Jean before he started recordin...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/onie-wheelerthe-lonesome-ozark-cowboys.html

To all the devoted fans of The Bill Ring Show - here is all that I have left. This is the last of it! For this last Bill Ring post I`m not even going to put the track lists on here, just link...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-bill-ring-show-67-through-78.html

The Martin Brothers (Frank Welling & John McGhee) / Paramount 3217 Whistling Rufus / Climbing Up Dem Golden Stairs recorded October 1929 in New York City, New York Here is one of those `m...

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Here is a nice Hawaiian 78 I found while back in near mint condition. Sorry I don`t have the usual information for this that I usually post for country 78`s. This is an `acoustic` (pre-microp...

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Here is another nice Phipps Family LP for downloading enjoyment! One kind of odd thing to catch your eye is the spelling of quartet on the LP cover, spelled quartette. On early 78`s from abou...

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Here is the next disc for all you rabid Bill Ring fans. Thanks for the patience waiting for posts. Track list for show #65--- 1. Caribbean - Bill Ring 2. B. Bowman`s Hop - Doc Martin 3. ...

http://allensarchiveofearlyoldcountrymusic.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-bill-ring-show-65-66.html

Hobbs Brothers (Elmer & Jud) / QRS R. 9003 Turkey In The Straw / Hell Among The Yearlings recorded November 7, 1928 in New York, New York I don`t think there is any information about t...

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Frank Welling & John McGhee / Perfect 12769 The Crime At Quiet Dell / My Little Mountain Home recorded November 4/5, 1931 in New York, New York I have recently became a fan of this duo. I...

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B.E. Scott / Puritan 9167 The Wagoner / Devil In The Hay recorded likely in August 1924 in New York, New York I know nothing at all about B.E. Scott. I`m just guessing by his fiddle style...

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Here we are with yet another Bill Ring Show. Happy listening! Track list show #63--- 1. High Wide And Handsome - Bill Ring 2. Spanish Fandango - Doc Martin 3. Back Home Again In Indiana ...

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Someone contacted me recently about Phipps Family LP`s and I believe I told them I had posted all I had. I was just looking today and found I hadn`t, so here is another! Here`s another good `...

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Here`s some hard core traditional style 1940`s country (as opposed to honky-tonk style)! For some reason King decided to spell his name Jimmy on this LP, I believe he spelled his nme Jimmie, ...

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The Atco Quartet / Clarion 5146-C The Rich Young Ruler / Don`t Be Knocking recorded November 7, 1927 in Atlanta, Georgia The only thing I know about this group is that this is the onl...

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Here`s a good fiddle record by the great Curly Ray Cline. It`s a good `un and kind of rare. Click here to download Curly Ray Cline - Chicken Reel

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Riley Puckett / Columbia 15719-D Twenty-One Years / All Bound Down In Prison recorded October 29, 1931 in Atlanta, Georgia Here is the last record Columbia released of Riley Puckett as a ...

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It`s been super cold here for the last few days, so I thought I`d post a Hawaiian 78 album to warm us up. Enjoy! Track list--- 1. Heaven Is In Blue Hawaii 2. Tropic Trade Winds 3....

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