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Chubby Parker – “Down On The Farm”
Chubby Parker recorded for the Colombia label in the mid to late 1920s. He specialized in homely “farmer friendly” folk tunes. Sears underwrote his Chicago-based radio station WLS specifically to entertain not only the residents of the Chicago area but also the community of farmers outside the metro area. He was one of the first artist to use radio to market and sell his music. Enjoy “Down on the Farm” featuring His Old Time Banjo.
Bill Helms & His Upson County Band – “Roscoe Trillon” (mp3)
The violin melody in “Roscoe Trillon” is quite possibly one of the most pervasive scores in pop culture. Many of you may recognize it as the musical accompaniment anytime we watched a movie or cartoon with scene in it showing old time-y western style dancing. Rejoice because now you have a beautiful, but dusty, digital copy of the original song by Bill Helms & His Upson County Band (recorded circa 1929).
The Cartwright Brothers have a beautiful country ballad to sing to you. If you ever wondered what it was like to be a lonesome cowboy on the plains, then wonder no more. This ballad puts you in the horses saddle during an era where time stood still.
Dock Philipine Roberts (April 26, 1897 – August 4, 1978) was born and grew up on a farm in Madison County, Kentucky. He was inspired to play fiddle at an early age by his brother Liebert. Their musical mentor was the African-American fiddler Owen Walker. In 1927, Doc Roberts formed a duo with Asa Martin called Martin & Roberts. The two of them recorded more than 200 sides on 11 different labels. Later on, with the addition of Doc Roberts’ son James, the Fiddlin’ Doc Roberts Trio was formed.
When true love vanishes, so does your positive outlook on life. Dewy and Gassie Basset offer us a lesson learned the hard way. Maybe this old time country waltz will shed some light on some of the things to avoid in your future romance endeavors. Maybe it won’t. Either way, this is a great track and some good honest to God country music.
A righteous song claiming freedom from stodgy ways.
Earl Johnson and his Dixie Entertainers – “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” mp3
We here at Public Domain 4U are simply wild about “Cocaine” by Dick Justice. What a stage name, by the way! This song is a classic and was WAY ahead of its time.
