A fairly typical and energetic Appalachian string band from the early 1920s, Al Hopkins & His Bucklebusters made musical history of a sort when they entered a New York studio to record six sides for Ralph Peer and OKeh Records in 1925. Peer opted to name the band the Hillbillies, and the term stuck and was soon being applied to any early country track being issued at the time -- it was, after all, in the parlance of the day, hillbilly music. This is the second volume in Document Records' reissue series of Hopkins and his ...
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A fairly typical and energetic Appalachian string band from the early 1920s, Al Hopkins & His Bucklebusters made musical history of a sort when they entered a New York studio to record six sides for Ralph Peer and OKeh Records in 1925. Peer opted to name the band the Hillbillies, and the term stuck and was soon being applied to any early country track being issued at the time -- it was, after all, in the parlance of the day, hillbilly music. This is the second volume in Document Records' reissue series of Hopkins and his band's complete recorded history, which lasted from that historic 1925 session through 1928. This installment covers 1926 and 1927, and includes spirited versions of traditional fiddle pieces like "Cumberland Gap," "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad," "Donkey on the Railroad Track," and "Boatin' Up Sandy," among others. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi
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Add this copy of 1926-27 2 to cart. $19.98, very good condition, Sold by Burnt_Biscuit_Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newnan, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by DOC.
