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The Hill Billies [US]

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Aliases
Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters
Years active
1924 - 1932
Country
United States
Comments
Old-time string band formed in Galax, Virginia, fronted by Al Hopkins. Their name was coined at their first Okeh recording session they were asked what they wanted to be called and they responded "we're nothing but a bunch of hillbillies from North Carolina and Virginia, call us anything". Disbanded in 1932 after Hopkins died in an automobile wreck.

NOTE: The band went by The Hill Billies moniker, however for copyright reasons, their Brunswick sides were billed as "Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters" (the identical sides on Vocalion would say "The Hill Billies").

Members - Al Hopkins (piano), Joe Hopkins (guitar), Tony Alderman (fiddle), Jack Reedy (banjo), and Charlie Bowman (fiddle).
Members
Charlie Bowman Fiddle (1925-1928)
Jack Reedy Banjo
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Originals

Covers by The Hill Billies [US]

Title Performer Release date Originally by
December 1927 Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
(The Hill Billies [US]) December 1927 Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
November 1926 Samantha Bumgarner
(The Hill Billies [US]) January 1928 George Reneau
February 24, 1927 Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis
1927 Fiddlin' John Carson
December 1927 (unknown)
(The Hill Billies [US]) December 1927 (unknown)
1925 (unknown)
1927 Uncle "Am" Stuart
December 17, 1927 Manuel Romain
(The Hill Billies [US]) September 22, 1927 Manuel Romain
i November 1926 John J. Kimmel
1927 Henry Whitter
(The Hill Billies [US]) October 6, 1927 Brilliant Quartette
November 1, 1928 Bill Chitwood and Bud Landress
i September 2, 1926 (unknown), Ernest V. Stoneman and Emmet Lundy
(The Hill Billies [US]) 1929 (unknown), Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) REL, Clayton McMichen & Riley Puckett REC, Fiddlin' Jim Burke (Fiddlin' Doc Roberts)
1926 Uncle "Am" Stuart - Vocal chorus by Gene Austin
1925 (unknown)
i April 1927 A.C. (Eck) Robertson
Rag-time Cowboy Joe The Hill Billies [US] 1935 Unverified
(The Hill Billies [US]) 1927 Billy Golden
February 24, 1927 (unknown)
November 1, 1928 (unknown), Henry Whitter
i   April 1927 Uncle "Am" Stuart REC, Fiddlin' Powers and Family REL
  (The Hill Billies [US]) September 22, 1927 Mc Michen's Melody Men REC, Mc Michen's Home Town Band REL
(The Hill Billies [US]) March 1928 Charlie Newman
1925 (unknown)

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Black Eyed Susie The Hill Billies [US] December 1927 Vocalion [US]
Black Eyed Susie Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) December 1927 Brunswick
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) January 1928 Brunswick
Boatin' up Sandy Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) November 23, 1927 Brunswick
Buck-Eyed Rabbits The Hill Billies [US] February 24, 1927 Vocalion [US]
Cripple Creek The Hill Billies [US] 1925 OKeh
Cumberland Gap The Hill Billies [US] 1927 Vocalion [US]
Donkey on the Railroad Track The Hill Billies [US] 1927 Vocalion [US]
Down to the Club Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) March 1928 Brunswick
East Tennessee Blues The Hill Billies [US] 1926 Vocalion [US]
Fisher's Hornpipe The Hill Billies [US] November 1926 Vocalion [US]
Georgie Buck The Hill Billies [US] January 1928 Vocalion [US]
Going Down the Road Feeling Bad The Hill Billies [US] 1927 Vocalion [US]
Golden Slippers - Hear Dem Bells Kanawha Singers - Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters October 6, 1927 Brunswick
Jerusalem Mourn - She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain Warren Caplinger's Cumberland Mountain Entertainers - The Hill Billies November 1, 1928 Vocalion [US]
Johnson Boys Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) 1927 Brunswick
Mississippi Sawyer The Hill Billies [US] September 2, 1926 Vocalion [US]
Mountaineer's Love Song The Hill Billies [US] 1926 Vocalion [US]
Old Joe Clark The Hill Billies [US] 1925 OKeh
Ragged Annie The Hill Billies [US] April 1927 Vocalion [US]
Roll on the Ground Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) 1927 Brunswick
Silly Bill The Hill Billies [US] 1925 OKeh
Sweet Bunch of Daisies The Hill Billies [US] December 17, 1927 Vocalion [US]
Sweet Bunch of Daisies Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) September 22, 1927 Brunswick
The Nine Pound Hammer Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) November 1927 Brunswick
West Virginia Gals Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) 1929 Brunswick
Wild Hoss Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US]) 1929 Brunswick
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