Name: On the Air: The 1940's
Brand: Arhoolie
SKU: 446654
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On the Air: The 1940's

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Album: On the Air: The 1940's
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Theme & A Cowboy Has To Yell	More Info...	0:04
2)	Let Me Ride My Pony Down The Sunset Trail	More Info...	0:02
3)	Once I Had a Darling Mother	More Info...	0:02
4)	Hold That Critter Down	More Info...	0:02
5)	I'm Talking About You	More Info...	0:01
6)	I'm Going To The Hoedown & Theme Out	More Info...	0:02
7)	Theme & Small Town Mama	More Info...	0:04
8)	Mama Please Stay Home With Me	More Info...	0:03
9)	If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi	More Info...	0:03
10)	I Might Have Known	More Info...	0:02
11)	I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven	More Info...	0:02
12)	Don't Hang Around Me Anymore	More Info...	0:03
13)	A Sinner's Prayer Is Never Answered	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind	More Info...	0:02
15)	Write Me, Sweetheart	More Info...	0:02
16)	I'm A Handy Man To Have Around	More Info...	0:01
17)	I've Rambled Around, Theme Out & Station ID	More Info...	0:02
18)	Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet	More Info...	0:04
19)	I Couldn't Believe It Was True	More Info...	0:02
20)	KTRB Theme & Regal Pale Beer Ad	More Info...	0:01
21)	The Goldrush Is Over	More Info...	0:03
22)	Almost	More Info...	0:03
23)	Too Old to Cut the Mustard	More Info...	0:02
24)	Breathless Love	More Info...	0:02
25)	KTRB Theme & Regal Pale Beer Ad	More Info...	0:01
26)	Walkin' in My Sleep	More Info...	0:02
27)	Introduction By Fred & Rose	More Info...	0:01
28)	Fried Potatoes	More Info...	0:02
29)	Nobody's Love Is Like Mine	More Info...	0:02
30)	Meanest Man In Town	More Info...	0:02
31)	Freight Train Boogie	More Info...	0:02
32)	KTRB Theme Out	More Info...	0:01

Album: On the Air: The 1940's
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Theme & A Cowboy Has To Yell	More Info...	0:04
2)	Let Me Ride My Pony Down The Sunset Trail	More Info...	0:02
3)	Once I Had a Darling Mother	More Info...	0:02
4)	Hold That Critter Down	More Info...	0:02
5)	I'm Talking About You	More Info...	0:01
6)	I'm Going To The Hoedown & Theme Out	More Info...	0:02
7)	Theme & Small Town Mama	More Info...	0:04
8)	Mama Please Stay Home With Me	More Info...	0:03
9)	If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi	More Info...	0:03
10)	I Might Have Known	More Info...	0:02
11)	I'll Reap My Harvest in Heaven	More Info...	0:02
12)	Don't Hang Around Me Anymore	More Info...	0:03
13)	A Sinner's Prayer Is Never Answered	More Info...	0:02
14)	The Girl I Love Don't Pay Me No Mind	More Info...	0:02
15)	Write Me, Sweetheart	More Info...	0:02
16)	I'm A Handy Man To Have Around	More Info...	0:01
17)	I've Rambled Around, Theme Out & Station ID	More Info...	0:02
18)	Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet	More Info...	0:04
19)	I Couldn't Believe It Was True	More Info...	0:02
20)	KTRB Theme & Regal Pale Beer Ad	More Info...	0:01
21)	The Goldrush Is Over	More Info...	0:03
22)	Almost	More Info...	0:03
23)	Too Old to Cut the Mustard	More Info...	0:02
24)	Breathless Love	More Info...	0:02
25)	KTRB Theme & Regal Pale Beer Ad	More Info...	0:01
26)	Walkin' in My Sleep	More Info...	0:02
27)	Introduction By Fred & Rose	More Info...	0:01
28)	Fried Potatoes	More Info...	0:02
29)	Nobody's Love Is Like Mine	More Info...	0:02
30)	Meanest Man In Town	More Info...	0:02
31)	Freight Train Boogie	More Info...	0:02
32)	KTRB Theme Out	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

Personnel: Cal Maddox (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Henry Maddox (vocals, mandolin); Fred Maddox, Rose Maddox (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Chris Strachwitz.
Editor: Chris Strachwitz.
These 1940s radio broadcasts have been issued on previous Arhoolie vinyl albums and cassettes, and without those original releases handy as reference, it's difficult to say whether this 32-track compilation gathers every bit of material from these sources that has seen the light of day. Should you still be building your Maddox Brothers collection, however, it's certainly good value, with tracks from 1940, 1945, and 1949, as well as some from a similar vintage whose exact year of broadcast is not known. What matters most is the content, which is good, and sometimes actually of better fidelity than their 4-Star recordings from the same era; Cal Maddox's harmonica in particular seems more prominent here than in their other early work. ~ Richie Unterberger