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Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers
12+ albums
old timeOld time country
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The Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers were an American Old-time string band consisting of Amos Binkley (1888–1952) on banjo, his brother Gale Binkley (1893–1946) on fiddle, Tom Andrews on guitar, and Jack Jackson on guitar and vocals. The Binkley Brothers first performed on Nashville radio station WSM in 1926, and in 1928 became one of the first bands to record commercially in the city. The group performed regularly on the Grand Ole Opry until they disbanded in 1938. Amos and Gale Binkley were born in Cheatham County, Tennessee, and were working as jewelry repairmen when they started playing for WSM in 1926. The Binkleys eventually joined up with Franklin-born guitarist Tom Andrews, and the group was given the name "Binkley Brothers' Dixie Clodhoppers" by Opry founder George D. Hay, who preferred rural-sounding band names to fit the show's barn dance format. In September 1928, the group attempted to record several sides for Victor Records at the YMCA building in Nashville, but Victor's A&R agent Ralph Peer decided the group's vocals were too "rough." Peer added Lebanon, Tennessee singer Jack Jackson to the line-up, and on October 2, the band made its first recordings. The group continued performing on the Opry throughout the following decade, and by the early 1930s Jackson— who was known as the "Strolling Yodeler"— was one of the most popular singers on Nashville-area radio. The band's repertoire included "I'll Rise When the Rooster Crows," which was derived from the 1881
top songs
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I'll Rise When the Rooster Crows
2212Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane
813Give Me Back My Fifteen Cents
804All Go Hungry Hash House
615When I Had But Fifty Cents
496It'll Never Happen Again
397I'll Rise WhenThe Rooster Crows
188I'll Rise, When the Rooster Crows
29Ill Rise When the Rooster Crows
110I'll Rise When The Rooster Crows - Binkley Brothers Dixie Clodhoppers
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Nashville, 1928
When the Rooster Crows
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The Cornshucker's Frolic Vol. 1: Downhome Music And Entertainment From The American Countryside
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All You Need Is Money! - American Money Songs From The 1920s-1950s
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Nashville-The Early String Bands Volume One
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The Cornshuker's Frolic Volume 1
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The Cornshucker's Frolic Volume 1
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Nashville 1928
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The Cornshucker's Frolic Vol. 1
Cluck Old Hen: A Barnyard Serenade 1926-1940
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Cluck Old Hen | A Barnyard Serenade 1926-1940
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Country Cousins