A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers is a 1960 album released by the Louvin Brothers on Capitol Records (T-1449). Charlie Louvin (guitar, vocals) and Ira Louvin (mandolin, vocals) pay explicit homage to Alton and Rabon Delmore, whose close-harmony brother duet recordings of the 1930s and '40s were a formative influence on the Louvins' own style. The album reunites two of country music's great fraternal harmony traditions—the Delmores' smooth, jazzy inflections and the Louvins' more mountain-edged approach—in a program of Delmore compositions and associated material. By 1960 the Louvins were established Capitol artists, and the tribute project reflects their roots consciousness and gratitude toward a preceding generation of close-harmony pioneers.
Tracklist
- 1 Weary Lonesome Blues 2:44
- 2 Midnight Special alt version 2:30
- 3 Blues Stay Away From Me alt version 2:54
- 4 Sand Mountain Blues 2:33
- 5 Southern Moon 2:42
- 6 Nashville Blues alt version 2:35
- 7 Brown’s Ferry Blues alt version 3:46
- 8 When It's Time For The Whippoorwill To Sing 2:18
- 9 Freight Train Boogie alt version 3:02
- 10 Put Me On The Trail To Carolina 3:12
- 11 Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar alt version 3:33
- 12 The Last Old Shovel 2:24
