HAPPY WITH
Do you like authentic American music?
Do you like artists who sing on record like for their friends?
Do you like music without artifice?
Do you like the talent at the highest level?
In this case... this site is made for you!
WELCOME!
First of all, I am French: therefore English-speaking friends please forgive my English mistakes!
Text and images on this site can be copied (the culture belongs to everyone).
But please, be correct to indicate the source. Thank you.
If you have rare documents, thank you on behalf of all the Delmore Brothers
fans to help me enrich this site. Of course, your name will be mentioned.
This site was created by gratitude to the Delmores. They had little publicity
during their lives.
So no advertising on this site, except for friendly sites.
Records or items seen on this site are not for sale.
NEWS
08/13/2021
Modified about fifteen badly spelled titles compared to the original editions and some errors. Thanks to Wolfhard Reimer for allowing me to bring a little more rigor to my site. .
01/03/2019
Modified publication dates on the Discography 2nd part. Thanks to Dave Epstein.
12/04/2018
FIFTY new newspaper ads of the time! plus some photos and texts
06/06/2018
GREAT NEWS: Nine Delmores transcriptions including four in public at the Grand Ole Opry to listen on the site of the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. All with excellent sound except one.
See the "Radio and TV" page.
05/28/2018
IMPORTANT : I no longer have any news from Debby Delmore and her email is no longer valid! Has anyone heard from her?
02/10/2018
Added a new pic of Alton and Rabon on stage at the Grand Ole Opry, circa 1935.
11/02/2017
In the French film "Le Roi Pandore" (1949), after Bourvil sang "La Tactique du gendarme", one can hear the mooing of the beginning of "Barnyard Boogie". Thanks to Pat Djian and his fine ear.
02/09/2017
GREAT NEWS on the "Radio and Television" page: you can listen "You Are My Sunshine" and "The Memphis Blues" recorded at Radio WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio on December 9, 1941.
Two tracks never published, and for the second, the only one known instrumental of the Delmores (and what an instrumental!) ENJOY!
01/27/2016
Added the photo of the rare ep King 313 (finally!). Note: always the same picture but reversed!
09/04/2015
Added a new pic of Alton in 1955. Thanks to Debby Delmore. Does someone know the two musicians with Alton?
07/31/2015
Added new release dates in the King section of the "Discography Part 1". Thanks again to Dick Grant.
Added 4 pics of ads in the "Biography" page.
Added 10 pics of ads from the Billboard in the "Discography Part 1" page.
Added 1 pic of ad and 1 photo in the "Wayne Raney" page.
06/12/2015
Added "Displays" heading in the "Awards" page with 7 pics of the Delmores display now at the International Bluegrass Music Museum and 2 pics at the Calhoun Community College. Thanks to Debby Delmore.
Added 2 nominations on the same page.
Added 4 pics of ads from the Billboard in the King section ("Discography 1" page).
Added new sheet music "I now have a bugle to play" in the "Song Folios" page.
04/24/2015
Added release dates, recording dates, records references and made few corrections. Thanks to expert discographer Dick Grant.
07/27/2014
Added the pic cover and the titles of the Matthew Brothers on Sims. Thanks to Svein Martin Pedersen and Thieu Van De Vorst.
06/05/2014
Added tribute LP of the Matthew Brothers on Sims in 1967. Thanks to Svein Martin Pedersen.
10/15/2013
Added three labels on "Label Gallery" page.
07/13/2013
Added a different version of "Take It on Out the Door" and correct "Hummingbird Special" singer on "Sessionography" page. Added radio air shot of
"You Are My Sunshine" on "Radio & TV" page. Added the Mercer Brothers on "Sessionography" page (Alton on guitar). Thanks to Don Martin.
07/03/2013
Two new sheet music on "Song Folios" page.
05/16/2013
Corrections about Uncle Dave Macon and additions in the "Radio and TV" page. Thanks to Old-Time Banjo Champion Robert Montgomery.
01/30/2013
Got a very nice message from Wanda Raney Sutherland, daughter of Wayne Raney, displayed in the "Guest Book".
See it
01/29/2013
Got a very nice message from Debby Delmore, daughter of Alton Delmore, displayed in the "Guest Book".
Do not miss it
01/29/2013
New colorized pic on "Reception" page
01/26/2013
New colorized pic on "Biography" page
01/11/2013
New pics, references and enlarged photos on "Wayne Raney" page
12/11/2012
New Web host (OVH) for a better functioning and a better SEO.
11/01/2012
The name "Delmore" seems to be of French origin. He would come from "de la mare", which means in old French "of the sea"!
10/20/2012
Creation of the site
LOOKING FOR
SONG AND PICTURE ALBUM, Arkansas Publishing Company, West Memphis, Arkansas; Make offer...
THE DELMORE BROTHERS
SING FOR YOU:
Compilation Alain NICOLAS
with the great help of his collector friend, the late Gérard RODA
plus expert discographers Dave SAX, Al TURNER and Dick GRANT.
Based on researches of the late Mike LEADBITTER and late music historian Charles K. WOLFE.
Great thanks to country specialist & English translator friend Jack DUMERY,
English translators friends Julie & Fred RODA and computer engineer son Gary NICOLAS.
Thanks also to (in alphabetical order) Jerry and Lucie BONICOLI, Dave EPSTEIN, David FREEMAN,
the late Henry LAFFONT, Alain LEROY, Don MARTIN, Robert MONTGOMERY, Hideo NAGAI, Svein M. PEDERSEN,
Wolfhard REIMER, Tony ROUNCE, Henk SCHOLTS, Tim WOODBRIDGE and Jean ZALIPSKI.
Special thanks to Debby DELMORE, daughter of Alton DELMORE and Wanda RANEY, daughter of Wayne RANEY.
This picture is a mounting. The background is the place where stood the Delmores’ house, since long demolished.
