The Georgia Yellow Hammers were an old-time string and vocal quartet from Gordon County, Georgia from the 1920s. The group featured Charles Moody, Jr. on guitar; Bud Landress on banjo; Phil Reeve on guitar; and Bill Chitwood on fiddle.[1] All members may have been multi-instrumentalists. Tony Russell's notes accompanying the 2004 compilation CD "Old Mountain" identify the personnel on "The Picture on the Wall" (Victor 20943, 9 Aug.1927) as Landress, fiddle and lead vocal; Reeve, guitar and vocal; C. Ernest Moody, banjo-ukulele and vocal; and Clyde Evans, guitar and vocal.[2]
The group often played with Andrew and Jim Baxter from Curryville, GA (also in Gordon County). Curryville was also home to music legend Roland Hayes. Andrew Baxter's unique style of fiddle is heard an early recording of a band favorite entitled "G-Rag". The Baxters were African Americans, which was an unusual collaboration for the time period. The band released one of the top selling records of 1920s southern music with 1927's release "The Picture on the Wall"/"My Carolina Girl".[1] The 1927 recording session with the Baxter's took place in Charlotte, NC, and was a rare integrated session, uncommon even through the mid to late 20th century.[3] Andrew and Jim Baxter were a well known duo for the time in their own right around Northwest Georgia.
Legacyedit
The band is nationally recognized as an important 1920s "old-time" band. Their songs can still be heard from early recordings on such sites as YouTube.com and others. The song "Drifting Too Far From The Shore" written by member Charles Moody has been covered by such artists as Jerry Garcia,[4]Emmylou Harris, Phil Lesh & Friends, Hank Williams, and many others, as well as being a standard in many gospel hymnals. The Calhoun High School football stadium in Calhoun, Georgia is also named after the guitar player and founding member Phil Reeve.
^"Andrew Baxter with the Georgia Yellow Hammers G Rag VICTOR 21195". YouTube. 2011-09-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ ab"The Georgia Yellow Hammers-The Picture On The Wall". YouTube. 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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georgia, yellow, hammers, were, time, string, vocal, quartet, from, gordon, county, georgia, from, 1920s, group, featured, charles, moody, guitar, landress, banjo, phil, reeve, guitar, bill, chitwood, fiddle, members, have, been, multi, instrumentalists, tony,. The Georgia Yellow Hammers were an old time string and vocal quartet from Gordon County Georgia from the 1920s The group featured Charles Moody Jr on guitar Bud Landress on banjo Phil Reeve on guitar and Bill Chitwood on fiddle 1 All members may have been multi instrumentalists Tony Russell s notes accompanying the 2004 compilation CD Old Mountain identify the personnel on The Picture on the Wall Victor 20943 9 Aug 1927 as Landress fiddle and lead vocal Reeve guitar and vocal C Ernest Moody banjo ukulele and vocal and Clyde Evans guitar and vocal 2 Contents 1 Collaboration with the Baxters 2 Legacy 3 Further reading 4 ReferencesCollaboration with the Baxters editThe group often played with Andrew and Jim Baxter from Curryville GA also in Gordon County Curryville was also home to music legend Roland Hayes Andrew Baxter s unique style of fiddle is heard an early recording of a band favorite entitled G Rag The Baxters were African Americans which was an unusual collaboration for the time period The band released one of the top selling records of 1920s southern music with 1927 s release The Picture on the Wall My Carolina Girl 1 The 1927 recording session with the Baxter s took place in Charlotte NC and was a rare integrated session uncommon even through the mid to late 20th century 3 Andrew and Jim Baxter were a well known duo for the time in their own right around Northwest Georgia Legacy editThe band is nationally recognized as an important 1920s old time band Their songs can still be heard from early recordings on such sites as YouTube com and others The song Drifting Too Far From The Shore written by member Charles Moody has been covered by such artists as Jerry Garcia 4 Emmylou Harris Phil Lesh amp Friends Hank Williams and many others as well as being a standard in many gospel hymnals The Calhoun High School football stadium in Calhoun Georgia is also named after the guitar player and founding member Phil Reeve Georgia Yellow Hammers recorded songs including Mary Don t You Weep 5 I m S A V E D 6 Pass around the Bottle 7 Fourth of July at a County Fair 1927 8 Going to Ride That Midnight Train 9 Tennessee Coon 1927 10 My Carolina Girl 1927 11 G Rag with Andrew Baxter 1927 Aug 9 12 Peaches down in Georgia 13 Picture on the Wall 1928 13 Further reading editWayne W Daniel Pickin on Peachtree A History of Country Music in Atlanta Georgia Urbana University of Illinois Press 1990 76 77 The Encyclopedia of Country Music ed Paul Kingsbury New York Oxford University Press 1998 s v Georgia Yellow Hammers Gene Wiggins and Tony Russell Hell Broke Loose in Gordon County Georgia Old Time Music 25 summer 1977 9 21 Charles K Wolfe The Georgia Yellow Hammers in Classic Country Legends of Country Music New York Routledge 2001 Tony Russell Old Time Music JournalReferences edit a b New Georgia Encyclopedia Georgia Yellow Hammers Georgiaencyclopedia org 2007 10 05 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Russell Tony notes to Old Mountain Stringband Sounds amp Tunes Living Era London 2004 Blogger Aanmelden Oldbluebus blogspot com Retrieved 2013 03 05 The Jerry Site The Jerry Site Archived from the original on 2012 09 19 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Georgia Yellow Hammers Mary Don t You Weep YouTube 2010 06 19 Retrieved 2013 03 05 The Georgia Yellow Hammers I m Saved YouTube 2010 02 26 Retrieved 2013 03 05 The Georgia Yellow Hammers Pass Around The Bottle YouTube 2010 06 22 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Georgia Yellow Hammers Fourth Of July At A County Fair 1927 YouTube 2008 12 05 Retrieved 2013 03 05 The Georgia Yellow Hammers Going To Ride That Midnight Train YouTube 2010 07 10 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Georgia Yellow Hammers Tennessee Coon North Carolina 1927 YouTube 2011 09 09 Retrieved 2013 03 05 The Georgia Yellow Hammers My Carolina Girl YouTube 2010 08 24 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Andrew Baxter with the Georgia Yellow Hammers G Rag VICTOR 21195 YouTube 2011 09 03 Retrieved 2013 03 05 a b The Georgia Yellow Hammers The Picture On The Wall YouTube 2010 07 27 Retrieved 2013 03 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georgia Yellow Hammers amp oldid 1058763561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
