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Duo US, Floyd et Lloyd
Armstrong (tout deux né le 24 Janvier
1930 à DeWitt (Arkansas)). Les Armstrong Twins ont débuté en 1946 sur la station locale KLRA de Little
Rock (Arkansas).
The
Armstrong Twins were one of the last duos to master the great harmonies of the
traditonal country music that came from '30s and '40s. The twins, guitarist
Lloyd and mandolin player Floyd, were born in DeWitt, Arkansas but were raised
in Little Rock. They made their radio debut at age five and by the age of nine
were hosting their own radio show. Greatly influenced by
the Blue Sky Boys and
the Bailes Brothers, the
Armstrongs were appearing on two daily radio shows and on the Arkansas Jamboree
by 1946. Between then and 1951, they cut over a dozen songs, most of which were
bluegrass covers. Occasionally, they would also record instrumentals. The twins
moved to Odessa, Texas, in 1952 and began appearing on local radio and
television programs. They then began touring with
Johnny Horton and later worked on
Louisiana Hayride.
In the late '50s, they moved to California and began appearing on the Town
Hall Party in Compton.They were unique in that they were most popular on the
West Coast at a time when local charts were dominated by western swing and honky-tonk
tunes. After that, they moved back to Little Rock. Decades later, their old
recording were reissued, and the Armstrongs began a new series of festival and
club engagements, even releasing a new album in 1980. Due to Floyd's ill health,
the brothers had to curtail personal appearances and only played occasionally
during the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Armstrong_Twins
Talents : Lloyd: Vocals, Mandolin - Floyd: Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Traditional Country, Harmony Duo, Old-Timey
MANDOLIN BOOGIE (1948)
ALABAMA BABY (1949)
CABIN
HOME IN CAROLINE (19??)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t.
| 1948 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1231 (US) |
Mandolin Boogie
/ Three Miles South Of Cash In
Arkansas |
| 1948 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1244 (US) | Mother's Only Sleeping / Mandolin Rag |
| 1949 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1248 (US) |
Alabama Baby
/ Address From Heaven |
| 1949 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1273 (US) | Sparkling Blue Eyes / Beatle With The Boogie |
| 1949 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1293 (US) | Baby Girl / I Know My Daddy's There |
| 1949 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1386 (US) |
Alabama Baby
/ Address From Heaven |
| 1950 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1445 (US) | Bouquet In Heaven / He Can Save Your Soul |
| 1950 | 78 t. 4 STAR 1524 (US) | It's Never Too Late / Arkansas Special |
Albums
| 1979 | LP 12" OLD TIMEY 118 (US) |
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| 1980 | LP 12" ARHOOLIE 5002 (US) |
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JUST COUNTRY BOYS - Eight Thirty Blues / Great Speckled Bird / I Want To Be Loved / Thank You For Setting Me Free / Stuck Up Blues / There's Been A Change / Greenback Dollar / I Reap My Harvest In Heaven / Why Not Confess / Old Three Room Shack / Wall Around My Heart / Silver Haired Daddy / On The Banks Of The Ohio / Beautiful Brown Eyes | ||
| 07/2004 | CD ARHOOLIE 9046 (US) |
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MANDOLIN BOOGIE - Mandolin Boogie / Three Miles South Of Cash / Mother's Only Sleeping / Mandolin Rag / Sparkling Blue Eyes / Beetle With The Boogie Woogie Beat / Address From Heaven / Alabama Baby / It's Never Too Late / Arkansas Special / Eight Thirty Blues / Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine / Just A Country Boy / Greenback Dollar / Old Three Room Shack / Why Not Confess / Beautiful Brown Eyes |
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