Re: [ARSCLIST] Bluegrass

[Andrew Leach <aleach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Ken Griffin wrote an article on the Beverly Hill Billies in _JEMF Quarterly_ (Vol. 8, No. 28 (Winter 1972): 173-78) called "The Charlie Quirk Story and the Beginning of the Beverly Hill Billies."  He also wrote the entry on the group in _The Encyclopedia of Country Music_ (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).

As far as the Beverly Hill Billies' recordings, a song called "The Martins and the Coys," credited to Gene Autry with the Beverly Hill Billies, is included on _Gene Autry with the Legendary Singing Groups of the West_ (Varèse Sarabande VSD-5841), and a song called "Ridge Runnin' Roan," credited to Glen Rice and His Beverly Hill Billies, is included on _Back in the Saddle Again_ (New World NW314-2).  The liner notes of the latter anthology include some brief information on the group.  For their most complete discographical information, I'd either contact the CMF in Nashville, TN, or wait for the publication of the forthcoming pre-war country music discography that Tony Russell and the late Bob Pinson compiled.

It should be pointed out, though, that the Beverly Hill Billies weren't a bluegrass band.  Bluegrass didn't really become a recognizable musical genre until the mid to late 1940s.

I hope this helps!

Andrew Leach
Assistant Librarian and Archivist
Center for Black Music Research
Columbia College Chicago



-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Higgins [mailto:garyhiggins@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:40 PM
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] Bluegrass


Is anyone familiar with a bluegrass band Beverly Hillbillies? They were from the 1930s, and I’m not referring to Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs from the TV show. The TV show was actually named after the band. I am working on a historical project and am looking for any information or even recordings of the band.
 
Gary Higgins