The Happy Six - Kentucky Home Its You
Review by Audineia Aramaki
Happy Six's album Kentucky Home It's You is a delightful collection of bluegrass and country tunes that will transport listeners straight to the heart of the American South. From the opening track "Blue Moon of Kentucky" to the closing number "My Old Kentucky Home," the band showcases their impressive musicianship and tight harmonies.
The album's title track "Kentucky Home It's You" is a standout, with its catchy melody and nostalgic lyrics about the beauty of the state. "Rocky Top" is another highlight, with its rollicking banjo and fiddle solos. The band also puts their own spin on classic tunes like "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "Wabash Cannonball."
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Filename: the-happy-six-kentucky-home-its-you.zip- MP3 size: 12 mb
- FLAC size: 88.6 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Home | ||
| It's You |
Images
Catalog Numbers
A3498Labels
ColumbiaListen online
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Formats
- Shellac
- 10"
- 78 RPM
- Repress
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Record Company | Columbia Graphophone Company |
Notes
- Originally released in December 1921.
- Early 1922 repress with Label Printing Code BP on B side label only.
- A side recorded New York, NY, October 14, 1921.
- B side recorded New York, NY, September 26, 1921.
- Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, NH), December 20, 1921, page 2: Columbia ad: "Complete January List Now on Sale."
- The Talking Machine World, December 15, 1921, page 167: Advance Record Bulletins for January, 1922 [i.e., released in late Dec. 1921].
- Variant with Label Printing Code BP (late 1921) on both labels.
- Kentucky Home - recorded 14 October 1921 in New York City, NY
- It's You - recorded 26 September 1921 in New York City, NY
- Originally released in December 1921 on Gold Band label with BP label printing code.
- Repress without label printing code.
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (A side): 80030 47
- Matrix / Runout (B side): 79999 12
- Other (Label Printing Code on A side label): BP
- Matrix / Runout (A side label): 80030
- Matrix / Runout (B side label): 79999
- Matrix / Runout (A side label and runout, embossed): 80030 4-AS-89
- Matrix / Runout (B side label and runout, embossed): 79999 3-AM-99
- Other (Label Printing Code on both labels): BP
- Matrix / Runout (side A label): 80030
- Matrix / Runout (side B label): 79999
- Matrix / Runout (side A runout stamped): 80030 / 121
- Matrix / Runout (side B runout stamped): 79999 / 90
About The Happy Six
Organised by band contractor , this group recorded extensively for Columbia between 1919 and 1923, employing some of the most important names of the jazz and dance band world of the time, including Rudy Wiedoeft, Ross Gorman, Clyde Doerr, Bennie Krueger, Earl Oliver, Clarence Gransie, Ted Fiorito, Phil Ohman, and xylophonists Joe and George Hamilton Green.
Most importantly, some of their records feature pioneer New Orleans musicians Alcide Nunez and Tom Brown, being the first made by the latter - a key figure in both the earliest New Orleans bands to move to the North and also the New Orleans revival of the 1940s.
Members
- Tom Brown
- Alcide Nunez
- Earl Oliver
- James Lent
- Clarence Gransie
- Bob Johnson