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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).
Cartwright Brothers-”Wandering Cowboy” mp3
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.
Doc Roberts Trio-”Coal Tipple Blues” (mp3)
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.
Dewey and Gassie Basset – “No Deep True Love”
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.
