Leake County Revelers

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The Leake County Revelers were a country music string band popular in the U.S. South in the 1920s and 1930s. The members were from in and around Sebastopol, Mississippi, led by fiddler Will Gilmer, with R. O. Mosley on mandolin and banjo-mandolin, Jim Wolverton on 5-string banjo, and Dallas Jones on guitar. The band was formed in 1926. They made a series of 40 recordings for Okeh Records and Columbia Records from 1927 through 1930, most recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana and Jackson, Mississippi. Their biggest hit was "Wednesday Night Waltz" backed by "Goodnight Waltz", recorded in 1927; over 195,000 copies of this records were sold by 1931 and the 78 rpm disc remained in print continuously into the 1950s. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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albums

Leake County Revelers Vol. 2 (1929-1930)

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American Yodeling

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American Yodeling 1911-1946

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Rockin' Yodel

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Really the Blues? - a Blues History, 1893-1959 Volume 1 (Disc 9)

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Country Strings CD2

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Leake County Revelers, Volume 1: 1927 - 1928

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Country Fiddle

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The Cornshucker's Frolic: Classic Recordings From the 1920's & 30's, Vol. 2

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Misc

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Mississippi String Bands Volume One

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American Yodeling 1909-1940

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