Mandolin Boogie

by Armstrong Twins

Overview

Mandolin Boogie combines the Armstrong Twins' first recordings from the late '40s and early '50s with their reunion session recorded specifically for the Arhoolie label in 1979. It's amazing that the brothers' sparkling close harmonies and Lloyd Armstrong's unique and nimble mandolin runs were sustained almost 30 years after they started making records; the only real difference between the sessions is the recording technology that was used. Tinged with a combination of bluegrass and traditional country, these 17 tracks include Floyd Armstrong's original compositions "Mandolin Boogie," "Alabama Baby," and "Arkansas Special," as well as Americana standards such as "That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" and "Greenback Dollar" and religious material that includes "Address From Heaven," "Why Not Confess," and "Mother's Only Sleeping." As a side note, the Arhoolie sessions also feature Zane Beck on Dobro and Monte Avery on bass. ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	08/10/2004
Label:	Arhoolie
UPC:	0096297904626
Rank:	116719

Tracks

1. Mandolin Boogie
2. Three Miles South of Cash
3. Mother's Only Sleeping
4. Mandolin Rag
5. Sparkling Blue Eyes
6. Beetle With the Boogie Woogie Beat
7. Address from Heaven
8. Alabama Baby
9. It's Never Too Late
10. Arkansas Special
11. Eight Thirty Blues
12. Silver Haired Daddy of Mine
13. Just a Country Boy
14. Greenback Dollar
15. Old Three Room Shack
16. Why Not Confess
17. Beautiful Brown Eyes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Armstrong Twins   Primary Artist
Floyd Armstrong   Guitar,Vocals,Guitar,Vocals
"Oscar" Billy Hughes   Fiddle
Zane Beck   Dobro
Lloyd Armstrong   Vocals,Mandolin
Monte Avery   Bass

Technical Credits

Carter Stanley   Composer
W.S. Stevenson   Composer
Lester Blackwell   Composer
Jimmy Long   Composer
Chris Strachwitz   Liner Notes
Carolina Cotton   Composer
Gene Autry   Composer
Floyd Armstrong   Composer
Bill Cox   Composer