The Delmore Brothers

The Delmore Brothers is an American duet of Country music of the years 1930 - 1940, originating in the Alabama, composed of the two brothers Alton and Rabon Delmore. Mixing the Blues and the rate/rhythm with the Boogie woogy with the country, they were a model for the Everly Brothers and an unquestionable influence for the Rock “roll. They were introduced with the Country Music Hall off Famed in 2001, like in Rockabilly Hall off Famed.

Alton Delmore (December 15th, 1908 - June 8th, 1964) and his/her brother Rabon (December 3rd, 1916 - December 4th, 1952) were born both in Elkmont, Alabama. They form about 1925 a fraternal duet in the great tradition of the country music. They record Got The Kansas City Blues in 1931. Accustomed Large Ole Opry, they are invited in many radio programs in the east and the south of the United States. They engrave many discs at Victor, Bluebird or Decca Records. After the Second world war, the Delmore brothers sign at King where they record their greater successes: Hillbilly Boogie , Freight Train Boogie , Side American Boogie , Blues Stay Away From Me … In 1958, they write Beautiful Brown Eyes with Jerry Capehart and Arthur " Guitar Boogie" Smith for Gene Vincent. With Blackbird Travis and Grandpa Jones, they form the group Brown' S Ferry Furnace to record Gospel.

Rabon Delmore dies of a lung cancer in 1952 in Athens, Alabama. Alton stops the music then, except for some gospels. He dies in his turn in 1964 with Huntsville, Alabama.

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