Cat. No. BCD 17685: THE BROTHER BOYS ~ ON THE HONKY TONK HIGHWAY. BEAR FAMILY BCD 17685. (IMPORT).

THE BROTHER BOYS ARE AN AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC AND COUNTRY-FOLK DUO FROM EAST TENNESSEE CONSISTING OF ED SNODDERLY AND EUGENE WOLF. THOUGH THEY HARMONIZE LIKE A CLASSIC SIBLING COUNTRY ACT, THEY ARE NOT BLOOD RELATIVES. THEY FIRST PERFORMED TOGETHER IN A 1986 STAGE PRODUCTION CALLED "ECHOES AND POSTCARDS".

THE DUO PLAYS A UNIQUE BLEND OF COUNTRY, FOLK, BLUEGRASS AND ROCKABILLY THAT THEY CALL "NEW HILLBILLY MUSIC". THEY WON AN INTERNATIONAL BLUEGRASS MUSIC ASSOCIATION (IBMA) RECORDED EVENT AWARD FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTUION TO JERRY DOUGLAS' ALBUM "SLIDE RULE". ED SNODDERLY IS ALSO KNOWN FOR CO-FOUNDING THE "DOWN HOME" MUSIC VENUE IN JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE AND PLAYING THE VILLAGE IDIOT IN THE COEN BROTHERS FILM "O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU". THEY HAVE RELEASED TWO NOTABLE ALBUMS "PLOW" IN 1992 AND "PRESLEY'S GROCERIES" IN 1995. THIS ALBUM IS A COMPILATION OF THOSE TWO ALBUMS ALONG WITH OTHER TRACKS RELEASED ON CASSETTE OR OTHERWISE NOT PREVIOUSLY RELEASED.

THIS RELEASE BY BEAR FAMILY IS PART OF THEIR EFFORTS TO GAIN A PLATFORM INTO GENERAL MUSIC OTHER THAN SIMPLY REISSUE OF VINTAGE ROCK'N'ROLL, ROCKABILLY, BLUES, JAZZ ETC. BECAUSE EVENTUALLY THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT IN THE RECORD COMPANIES VAULTS FOR THEM TO REISSUE. SO IF YOU LIKE YOUR COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS AND FOLK DELIVERED IN A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY MANNER THEN AN ALBUM SUCH AS THIS MAY JUST INTEREST YOU.

TRACK LISTING: CD 1 - THE EARLY YEARS: Wanna, Wanna, Wanna / Blue From Now On / The Diamond Stream / Majestic / The First Time / Loose Talk / (You've Got The Look Of A) Perfect Diamond / Tango Till They're Sore / Two Men /  Blue Days, Black Nights / Town That Never Sleeps / My Shoes Keep Walkng Back To You / Black Fifty Ford / Nickel Plate Road / I'm No longer In Your Heart / Jordan Am A Hard Road To Travel / Small Southern Town / Pinto Pony / The Great Atomic Power / Gonna Row My Boat / Kiss The Dream Girl / Alone With You / Blue Guitar / Darkest Day / Satellite Shack / Come On In (And Make Yourself At Home) / Crazy Heart / Heartaches Meet Mr. Blues.

CD 2 - THE LATER YEARS: Pearlie Mae / Band Box / Moonshine Grin / What's The Calling For / Those Two Blue Eyes / When The Day Is Done / Tell Me What You Want Me To Do / Strange / Let's Shake Loose / Twist You Up / I'll Rise When The Rooster Crows / Then And Only Then / Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven / Conversation With Death / The Ramshackle Shack / Crazy Arms / I Just Roll Along / In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain / Memphis Shakedown / I Can't Tell You Anymore (What I Need) / Shade And River Time / Sweet Riverside / Goodbye.

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