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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers
| name = A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers
| Type = [[studio album]]
| type = [[studio album]]
| Artist = [[The Louvin Brothers]]
| artist = [[The Louvin Brothers]]
| Cover =A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers.jpg
| cover = A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers.jpg
| Released = 1960
| alt =
| Recorded = May 12-16, 1960
| released = 1960
| recorded = May 12–16, 1960
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Length =
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| Producer = [[Ken Nelson (United States record producer)|Ken Nelson]]
| length =
| Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4.5|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfqxqw5ld6e link]
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| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* ''[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]'' [http://archives.nodepression.com/1996/09/louvin-brothers-tragic-songs-of-life-a-tribute-to-the-delmore-brothers-satan-is-real/ link]
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| producer = [[Ken Nelson (United States record producer)|Ken Nelson]]
| Last album = ''[[My Baby's Gone]]'' <br />(1960)
| prev_title = [[My Baby's Gone (album)|My Baby's Gone]]
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| This album = '''''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'''''<br />(1960)
| prev_year = 1960
| Next album = ''Christmas with the Louvin Brothers'' <br />(1961)
| next_title = [[Encore (Louvin Brothers album)|Encore]]
| next_year = 1961
}}
}}


'''''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers''''' is an album by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] duo [[The Louvin Brothers]], released in 1960.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kjfqxqw5ld6e Allmusic entry for ''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers''] Retrieved January 2010.</ref>
'''''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers''''' is an album by [[United States|American]] [[country music]] duo [[The Louvin Brothers]], released in 1960.


[[The Delmore Brothers]] were country music pioneers and stars of the [[Grand Ole Opry]] in the 1930s.
[[The Delmore Brothers]] were country music pioneers and stars of the [[Grand Ole Opry]] in the 1930s.


==Reception==
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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."
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web |first=Bruce |last=Eder |title= ''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r93016|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=February 18, 2010}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref name="ND">{{cite journal |last=Yates |first=Don |title=Review: ''Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life/A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers/Satan is Real'' |journal=[[No Depression (magazine)|No Depression]] |issue=5 |url=http://archives.nodepression.com/1996/09/louvin-brothers-tragic-songs-of-life-a-tribute-to-the-delmore-brothers-satan-is-real/ |date=September–October 1996 |access-date=2010-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728020838/http://archives.nodepression.com/1996/09/louvin-brothers-tragic-songs-of-life-a-tribute-to-the-delmore-brothers-satan-is-real/ |archive-date=2009-07-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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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."<ref name="AM" />

Music critic Bob Yates of ''[[No Depression (magazine)|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."<ref name="ND" />


==Reissues==
==Reissues==
*In 1992, all of the tracks from ''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' were included in the ''[[Close Harmony (Louvin Brothers album)|Close Harmony]]'' 8-CD box set issued by [[Bear Family Records]].
*In 1992, all of the tracks from ''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' were included in the ''[[Close Harmony (Louvin Brothers album)|Close Harmony]]'' 8-CD box set issued by [[Bear Family Records]].
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1996.
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1996.
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1999 with ''[[Country Love Ballads]]''.
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1999 with ''[[Country Love Ballads]]''.
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol Nashville in 2007.
*''A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers'' was reissued on CD by Capitol Nashville in 2007.


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
All songs by Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore unless otherwise noted.
All songs by Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore unless otherwise noted.
# "Weary Lonesome Blues" – 2:42
# "Weary Lonesome Blues"&nbsp;– 2:42
# "[[Midnight Special (song)|Midnight Special]]" (Traditional) – 2:40
# "[[Midnight Special (song)|Midnight Special]]" (Traditional)&nbsp;– 2:40
# "Blues Stay Away from Me" (A. Delmore, R. Delmore, [[Wayne Raney]], Henry Glover) – 3:21
# "Blues Stay Away From Me" (A. Delmore, R. Delmore, [[Wayne Raney]], Henry Glover)&nbsp;– 3:21
# "Sand Mountain Blues" – 2:28
# "Sand Mountain Blues"&nbsp;– 2:28
# "Southern Moon" – 2:38
# "Southern Moon"&nbsp;– 2:38
# "Nashville Blues" – 2:53
# "Nashville Blues"&nbsp;– 2:53
# "Brown's Ferry Blues" – 2:53
# "Brown's Ferry Blues"&nbsp;– 2:53
# "When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing" – 2:09
# "When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing"&nbsp;– 2:09
# "Freight Train Boogie" – 3:01
# "Freight Train Boogie"&nbsp;– 3:01
# "Put Me on the Train to Carolina" – 3:10
# "Put Me on the Trail to Carolina"&nbsp;– 3:10
# "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" – 2:45
# "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar"&nbsp;– 2:45
# "The Last Old Shovel" (Traditional) – 2:20
# "The Last Old Shovel" (Traditional)&nbsp;– 2:20


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Charlie Louvin]] – vocals, guitar
*[[Charlie Louvin]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar
*[[Ira Louvin]] – vocals, mandolin
*[[Ira Louvin]]&nbsp;– vocals, tenor guitar
*Jimmy Capps – guitar
*Jimmy Capps&nbsp;– guitar
*Junior Huskey&nbsp;– bass
'''Production notes:'''
'''Production notes:'''
*[[Ken Nelson (United States record producer)|Ken Nelson]] – producer
*[[Ken Nelson (United States record producer)|Ken Nelson]]&nbsp;– producer


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 09:48, 24 November 2024

A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers
Studio album by
The Louvin Brothers
Released1960
RecordedMay 12–16, 1960
GenreCountry
LabelCapitol
ProducerKen Nelson
The Louvin Brothers chronology
My Baby's Gone
(1960) 		A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers
(1960) 		Encore
(1961)

A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers is an album by American country music duo The Louvin Brothers, released in 1960.

The Delmore Brothers were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
No DepressionA[2]

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."[1]

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."[2]

Reissues

[edit]
  • In 1992, all of the tracks from A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers were included in the Close Harmony 8-CD box set issued by Bear Family Records.
  • A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1996.
  • A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers was reissued on CD by Capitol in 1999 with Country Love Ballads.
  • A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers was reissued on CD by Capitol Nashville in 2007.

Track listing

[edit]

All songs by Alton Delmore and Rabon Delmore unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Weary Lonesome Blues" – 2:42
  2. "Midnight Special" (Traditional) – 2:40
  3. "Blues Stay Away From Me" (A. Delmore, R. Delmore, Wayne Raney, Henry Glover) – 3:21
  4. "Sand Mountain Blues" – 2:28
  5. "Southern Moon" – 2:38
  6. "Nashville Blues" – 2:53
  7. "Brown's Ferry Blues" – 2:53
  8. "When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing" – 2:09
  9. "Freight Train Boogie" – 3:01
  10. "Put Me on the Trail to Carolina" – 3:10
  11. "Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar" – 2:45
  12. "The Last Old Shovel" (Traditional) – 2:20

Personnel

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Production notes:

References

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  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Yates, Don (September–October 1996). "Review: Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life/A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers/Satan is Real". No Depression (5). Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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