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Alton Delmore (25 Dec 1908 - 08 Jun 1964)

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Single

  1. Thunder Across the Border / Good Time in Memphis 1959

Relationships (6)

Member Of

  1. Matthew Strange
  2. Arthur Smith Trio
  3. The Delmore Brothers

Siblings

  1. Rabon Delmore

Parents

  1. Mrs. C. E. Delmore
  2. Lionel A. Delmore

Recordings by (2)

  1. Good Times in Memphis 2:30 (1959)
  2. Thunder Across the Border ?:?? (1959)

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Got the Kansas City Blues 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (1931) guitar
  2. Alabama Lullaby 3:14 The Delmore Brothers (1931) guitar
  3. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (Dec 1933) guitar
  4. Lonesome Yodel Blues 2:38 The Delmore Brothers (Dec 1933) guitar
  5. Bury Me Out on the Prairie 3:26 The Delmore Brothers (07 Feb 1934) guitar
  6. The Frozen Girl 3:02 The Delmore Brothers (07 Feb 1934) guitar
  7. I'm Going Back to Alabama 2:57 The Delmore Brothers (21 Feb 1934) guitar
  8. I'm Leaving You 3:05 The Delmore Brothers (21 Feb 1934) guitar
  9. Brown's Ferry Blues 2:44 The Delmore Brothers (04 Apr 1934) guitar
  10. I Ain't Got Nowhere to Travel 3:08 The Delmore Brothers (16 May 1934) guitar
  11. Ramblin' Minded Blues 2:54 The Delmore Brothers (16 May 1934) guitar
  12. Smoky Mountain Bill and His Song 2:20 The Delmore Brothers (13 Aug 1934) guitar
  13. The Girls Don't Worry My Mind 3:11 The Delmore Brothers (13 Aug 1934) guitar
  14. I'm Mississippi Bound 2:30 The Delmore Brothers (03 Oct 1934) guitar
  15. I Ain't Gonna Stay Here Long 2:37 The Delmore Brothers (03 Oct 1934) guitar
  16. Chittlin' Cookin' Time in Cheatham Country ?:?? Arthur Smith Trio (1934) guitar
  17. Blue Railroad Train 2:59 The Delmore Brothers (1934) guitar
  18. I've Got the Big River Blues 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (1934) guitar
  19. When the Harvest Days Are Over 3:00 Uncle Dave Macon (27 Feb 1935) guitar
  20. One More River to Cross 2:21 Uncle Dave Macon (27 Feb 1935) guitar
  21. Brown's Ferry Blues, Part 2 2:28 The Delmore Brothers (10 Apr 1935) guitar
  22. I'm Going Away 2:42 The Delmore Brothers (10 Apr 1935) guitar
  23. Blackberry Blossom ?:?? Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (10 Apr 1935) guitar
  24. Smith's Waltz 2:52 Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (10 Apr 1935) guitar
  25. Just One Way to the Pearly Gates 3:10 Uncle Dave Macon (08 May 1935) guitar
  26. Over the Mountain 2:36 Uncle Dave Macon (08 May 1935) guitar
  27. Red Apple Rag 2:42 Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith (08 May 1935) guitar

Vocals

  1. Alabama Lullaby 3:14 The Delmore Brothers (1931) lead vocals, background vocals
  2. Got the Kansas City Blues 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (1931) lead vocals
  3. Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (Dec 1933) lead vocals
  4. Lonesome Yodel Blues 2:38 The Delmore Brothers (Dec 1933) lead vocals, spoken vocals
  5. The Frozen Girl 3:02 The Delmore Brothers (07 Feb 1934) lead vocals
  6. Bury Me Out on the Prairie 3:26 The Delmore Brothers (07 Feb 1934) lead vocals
  7. I'm Leaving You 3:05 The Delmore Brothers (21 Feb 1934) lead vocals
  8. I'm Going Back to Alabama 2:57 The Delmore Brothers (21 Feb 1934) lead vocals
  9. Brown's Ferry Blues 2:44 The Delmore Brothers (04 Apr 1934) lead vocals
  10. I Ain't Got Nowhere to Travel 3:08 The Delmore Brothers (16 May 1934) lead vocals
  11. Ramblin' Minded Blues 2:54 The Delmore Brothers (16 May 1934) lead vocals
  12. The Girls Don't Worry My Mind 3:11 The Delmore Brothers (13 Aug 1934) lead vocals
  13. Smoky Mountain Bill and His Song 2:20 The Delmore Brothers (13 Aug 1934) lead vocals
  14. I Ain't Gonna Stay Here Long 2:37 The Delmore Brothers (03 Oct 1934) lead vocals
  15. I'm Mississippi Bound 2:30 The Delmore Brothers (03 Oct 1934) lead vocals
  16. Blue Railroad Train 2:59 The Delmore Brothers (1934) lead vocals
  17. I've Got the Big River Blues 3:01 The Delmore Brothers (1934) lead vocals
  18. When the Harvest Days Are Over 3:00 Uncle Dave Macon (27 Feb 1935) background vocals
  19. One More River to Cross 2:21 Uncle Dave Macon (27 Feb 1935) background vocals
  20. Brown's Ferry Blues, Part 2 2:28 The Delmore Brothers (10 Apr 1935) lead vocals
  21. I'm Going Away 2:42 The Delmore Brothers (10 Apr 1935) background vocals
  22. Just One Way to the Pearly Gates 3:10 Uncle Dave Macon (08 May 1935) background vocals
  23. Over the Mountain 2:36 Uncle Dave Macon (08 May 1935) background vocals

Credited as (2)

  1. Alton Delmore
  2. Alton Delmore & The Brown’s Ferry Four

Works (190)

Wrote

  1. Jack and Jill Boogie (Dec 1947)
  2. Down Home Boogie (1947)
  3. Brown’s Ferry Blues
  4. Deep River Blues
  5. I'm Leaving You
  6. Singing My Troubles Away
  7. Hallelujah Morning
  8. When the Good Lord Cares
  9. Show Me the Way
  10. God Will Guide You
  11. My Father's Mansion
  12. Start to Praying
  13. Fast Train Through Arkansas
  14. Some of These Days You're Gonna Be Sad
  15. What Shall I Do With Jesus
  16. Eternity Without Him
  17. By The Banks of the Rio Grande
  18. Down at the Burying Ground
  19. I've Got the Jitters Over You
  20. I Want You to Know That I Love You
  21. I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home
  22. False Hearted Girl
  23. Leavin' on That Train
  24. I Am a Weary Pilgrim
  25. Trail of Time
  26. Beautiful Brown Eyes
  27. (When I'm Gone) Don't Talk About Me
  28. The Girls Don't Worry My Mind
  29. I'm Mississippi Bound
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Revised

  1. The Answer to "More Pretty Girls Than One"
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Composed

  1. Kentucky Mountain
  2. Last Old Shovel
  3. I'm Lonesome Without You
  4. Midnight Train
  5. She Left Me Standing on the Mountain
  6. Don't Forget Me
  7. Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
  8. Broken Hearted Lover
  9. I Don’t Mean to Cry
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Lyrics

  1. Fast Express
  2. Blues Stay Away From Me
  3. Will You Be Lonesome Too
  4. Oozlin' Daddy Blues
  5. Kentucky Mountain
  6. Last Old Shovel
  7. I'm Lonesome Without You
  8. Midnight Train
  9. She Left Me Standing on the Mountain
  10. Don't Forget Me
  11. Going Back to the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Links (5)

Other Databases

  1. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106047

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/801100

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/15295

Biographies

  1. http://www.nashvillesongwritersfoundation.com/d-g/alton-delmore.aspx
  2. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/alton_delmore.htm