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- Date Released: January 1, 1958
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Label: Barnaby Records / IODA
Early rockers explore their country and western roots.
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We Say...
The Everly Brothers were seasoned performers by the time they arrived in Nashville. They might have aspired to the Grand Ole Opry, but the wave of rock and roll that was upheaval-ing the country (and western) coupled with the Brothers undeniable teen appeal headed them straight for the pop charts. Their "overnight" ascent was so rapid that Cadence Records couldn't help but look for ways to meet the sudden demand, and what better mode to spotlight not only their lengthy pre-hit repertoire but their family values and heritage than by producing an album of the mountain ballads and folk songs that their father, Ike, had sung to them.
The resultant album (Cadence also released the cuts in three EP volumes, still not believing that teenagers would buy the large-size package) is among the Brothers' most appealing and least-known works. It shows their harmonic blend sprung as much from the Carter Family and the balladic tradition of the Appalachians as it did traditional country brother acts like the Louvins and the Delmores.
Many of the songs had been staples of the Everly Family Radio Hour which had its home-base on KFNF in Shenandoah, Iowa; and one can imagine these rural audiences appreciating the sentimentality of "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine," or singalong standards like "Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet." "Barbara Allen," among the best known Olde English ballads to make the transatlantic crossing sits on the front porch next to a song like "Roving Gambler," which would hardly be out of place on a Kingston Trio record. In a sense, the Everlys not only were avatars of rock and roll, but presaged the folk revolution to come, a "Who's Your Daddy" that places them within a quilt of American song, handed down through generations. -
They Say...
The Everlys had reached their commercial peak when they made this album of sparsely arranged traditional songs, a concept that was quite a surprise from a top rock & roll act, and considerably ahead of its time. It's actually not as enduring as their early rockers and pop ballads, but the singing is superb on their interpretations of standards like "Barbara Allen" and "Kentucky."
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| 01. |  |
Roving Gambler |
3:41 |
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| 02. | |
Down In The Willow Garden |
3:04 |
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| 03. | |
Long Time Gone |
2:26 |
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| 04. | |
Lightning Express |
4:52 |
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| 05. | |
That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine |
3:10 |
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| 06. | |
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet |
2:41 |
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| 07. | |
Barbara Allen |
4:42 |
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| 08. | |
Oh, So Many Years |
2:37 |
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| 09. | |
I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail |
3:37 |
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| 10. | |
Rocking Alone (In An Old Rocking Chair) |
3:01 |
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| 11. | |
Kentucky |
3:11 |
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| 12. | |
Put My Little Shoes Away |
3:23 |
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12 Total Tracks, 40:25 Total Length
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Credits
- The Everly Brothers - Main Performer // The Everly Brothers - Main Performer // Don Everly - Guitar // Don Everly - Vocals // Phil Everly - Guitar // Phil Everly - Vocals
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