The Hill Billies [US]

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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	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Black Eyed Susie	The Hill Billies [US]	December 1927	Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
	Black Eyed Susie	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	December 1927	Gid Tanner and George Riley Puckett
	Blue Eyed Girl	The Hill Billies [US]	November 1926	Samantha Bumgarner
	Blue Ridge Mountain Blues	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	January 1928	George Reneau
	Buck-Eyed Rabbits	The Hill Billies [US]	February 24, 1927	Samantha Bumgarner and Eva Davis
	Cackling Hen	The Hill Billies [US]	1927	Fiddlin' John Carson
	Cluck Old Hen	The Hill Billies [US]	December 1927	(unknown)
	Cluck Old Hen	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	December 1927	(unknown)
	Cripple Creek	The Hill Billies [US]	1925	(unknown)
	Cumberland Gap	The Hill Billies [US]	1927	Uncle "Am" Stuart
	Daisies Won't Tell	The Hill Billies [US]	December 17, 1927	Manuel Romain
	Daisies Won't Tell	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	September 22, 1927	Manuel Romain
i	Fisher's Hornpipe	The Hill Billies [US]	November 1926	John J. Kimmel
	Going down the Road Feeling Bad	The Hill Billies [US]	1927	Henry Whitter
	Hear Dem Bells	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	October 6, 1927	Brilliant Quartette
	Jerusalem Mourn	Warren Caplinger's Cumberland Mountain Entertainers - The Hill Billies	November 1, 1928	Bill Chitwood and Bud Landress
i	Long Eared Mule	The Hill Billies [US]	September 2, 1926	(unknown), Ernest V. Stoneman and Emmet Lundy
	Medley of Old Time Dance Tunes [Soldier's Joy - Shoot That Turkey Buzzard - When You Go A-Courtin'	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (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)
	Mountaineer's Love Song	The Hill Billies [US]	1926	Uncle "Am" Stuart - Vocal chorus by Gene Austin
	Old Joe Clark	The Hill Billies [US]	1925	(unknown)
i	Ragged Annie	The Hill Billies [US]	April 1927	A.C. (Eck) Robertson
	Rag-time Cowboy Joe	The Hill Billies [US]	1935	Unverified
	Roll on the Ground	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	1927	Billy Golden
	Round Town Gals	The Hill Billies [US]	February 24, 1927	(unknown)
	She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain	The Hill Billies [US]	November 1, 1928	(unknown), Henry Whitter
i	Sourwood Mountain	The Hill Billies [US]	April 1927	Uncle "Am" Stuart REC, Fiddlin' Powers and Family REL
	Sweet Bunch of Daisies	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	September 22, 1927	Mc Michen's Melody Men REC, Mc Michen's Home Town Band REL
	The Feller That Looked Like Me	Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters (The Hill Billies [US])	March 1928	Charlie Newman
	Whoa Mule!	The Hill Billies [US]	1925	(unknown)

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