The Hill Billies - The Hill Billies
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Tracks
Track | Duration | Preview |
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Fisher's Hornpipe | ||
Silly Bill | ||
Sally Ann | ||
Johnson Boys | ||
Soldier's Joy Medley | ||
Round Town Gals | ||
Cindy | ||
Black Eyed Susie | ||
Bristol Tennessee Blues | ||
Texas Gals | ||
Cluck Old Hen | ||
C.C.&O. # 558 |
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Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Compilation
Credits
Role | Credit |
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Cover | Richard Nevins |
Sleeve Notes | Joe Wilson |
Notes
- Front of sleeve reproduces a poster, presumably from the 1920s, with initial text: "World Famous Hill-Billies Are Coming!"
- No title or info on spine of sleeve.
- Includes booklet with additional information and photos.
About The Hill Billies
Folk / Appalachian / Hill Billy band that formed in a Galax, Virginia barbershop in 1924 by , and Joe Hopkins.
They stopped performing after the death of in 1932.
The band had many 'firsts' including:
- First country musicians to perform in New York City;
- First band to play for a US President (); and
- First band to appear in a movie (The Singing Fool - ).
Original band line-up is regarded as:
(Piano, Vocals)
Joe Hopkins (Guitar)
(Banjo, Ukulele)
(Fiddle)
(5 String Banjo)
(Fiddle)
Other players:
(Guitar)
(Banjo)
Fred Roe
Henry Roe
The band name morphed into others over the years including:
Al Hopkins Original Hill Billies (starting 21-Jan-1929)
Name Vars
- Hill Billies
- The Hill-Billies
Aliases
- Al Hopkins And His Buckle Busters
- Los Alegres
Members
- Charlie Bowman
- Al Hopkins
- John Rector
- Tony Alderman
- John Hopkins
- Jack Reedy
- Elbert Bowman
- Joe Hopkins
- Elmer Hopkins