Originally from Sharpsburg, Kentucky, the Crockett Family moved to California around 1910, Throughout the 20s and 30s, they performed on radio, and recorded for the Brunswick and Crown labels, This year's cover illustration is from a 1931 songbook. It sounds as though the Buffalo Gals dance a couple of rounds of the Seneca Square Dance too, doesn't it?
Crockett's Kentucky Mountaineers: John Sr., George, fiddles; John Jr,, banjo; Alan, bones; Clarence, Albert, guitars,
New York NY 2/31 Montgomery Ward M-3026
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