The McCormick Brothers Tennessee Bluegrass For Home Folks The Hickory 45s 1954-1962 CD

Twenty-seven tracks of classic bluegrass released by The McCormick Brothers between 1954 and 1962. Apart from their self-penned numbers, other songs are from the pens of Ira and Charlie Louvin, Rusty and Doug Kershaw and Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.

The McCormick's were one of the first acts signed to the Hickory label, owned by Nashville royalty Fred Rose and Roy Acuff. Several of the tracks show off the intricate and high-class banjo playing of Haskel McCormick and the mandolin playing of Kelly McCormick.

This is the perfect introduction to one of the, almost forgotten, names that helped shape the sound of bluegrass music in the 1950s and is a rare release of The McCormick Brothers' recordings that should be well received by their many existing fans.

The CD booklet contains all writer credits, recording dates and catalogue numbers as well as a biography of The McCormick's and various label scans, press ads and other contemporary items.

Tracklisting

1.  Red Hen Boogie - The McCormick Brothers

2.  Banjo Twist - The McCormick Brothers

3.  The Billy Goat Boogie - The McCormick Brothers

4.  C. N. R. Special (Rollin' Down The Line) - The McCormick Brothers

5.  The Mad Banjo - The McCormick Brothers

6.  Cross My Heart (And Hope To Die) - The McCormick Brothers

7.  Are You Feeling Blue - The McCormick Brothers

8.  Bugle Call Rag A/K/A Bugle Call Blues - The McCormick Brothers

9.  Pins And Needles (In My Heart) - The McCormick Brothers

10. Shuffle And Deal - The McCormick Brothers

11. Haskel's Five String - The McCormick Brothers

12. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee - The McCormick Brothers

13. Make Your Last Kiss The Sweetest - The McCormick Brothers

14. Darling, Why Can't You Be True - The McCormick Brothers

15. No Substitute Will Do - The McCormick Brothers

16. The Banjo Strut - The McCormick Brothers

17. Big Eyes - The McCormick Brothers

18. Blue Blue Mood - The McCormick Brothers

19. Runnin' Round On Me - The McCormick Brothers  

20. Banjo Trot - The McCormick Brothers

21. In The Palm Of Your Hand - The McCormick Brothers 

22. The Banjo Fling - The McCormick Brothers

23. I'm Happy To Know - The McCormick Brothers

24. McCormick's String Picnic - The McCormick Brothers

25. The Dobro Twist-Inst. - The McCormick Brothers

26. Before I Met You - The McCormick Brothers 

27. Lonesome For You - The McCormick Brothers