CCD 275 FABULOUS VARIOUS COUNTRY VOCAL TEAMS (26 tracks) = F

CALLAHAN BROTHERS: I HAVE SHIFTED GEARS/I'VE HAD MY SHARE OF SORROW/BLUEST BLUES ON MY MIND/ALL OVER YOU/YOU HAVE USED MY HEART (Like An Old Rag Doll)/LIPS THAT TROUBLE ME/CARTER SISTERS & MOTHER MAYBELLE: FAIR AND TENDER LADIES/I NEVER WILL MARRY/COLWELL BROTHERS: THING-A-MA-JIG/THE CITY SONG/MOUNTAIN VALLEY BLUES/BLUEBONNET LANE/BIFF COLLIE & LITTLE MARGE: WHY ARE YOU BLUE/I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS/MERCER BROTHERS: IF NICKELS WERE DIMES/WISH BONE/JUST YOU WAIT AND SEE/NO PLACE TO HANG MY HAT/ WHAT'S HE GOT THAT I AIN'T GOT (That Makes You Love Him So)/TELL ME WHO/IT AIN'T NO USE/ ME AND MY BUSTED HEART/LONIE & THOMIE THOMPSON: FROST IS ON THE TREES/THE WALTZ OF SHAWNEE/THEY TELL ME I'M CRAZY/I'LL NEVER GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND.

This collection of 1950 to 1952 Columbia recordings of basically lesser known talent is really a gem. The Callahan Brothers had modernized their style at that time and sound much like the York Brothers' music. The Colwell Brothers (trio) from Detroit has been a very talented group. They do some fancy guitar and mandolin picking. The Mercer Brothers could easily be mixed up with the Delmore Brothers. They were stars at the "Big 'D' Jamboree" and the "Louisiana Hayride". All other groups are performing fine country music as well. A must for collectors, of course.