Bud Landress (1882-1968) and Bill Chitwood (1888-1961) were part of a ciryle of musicians from Gordon County, Georgia who playd a number of instruments, and sang everything from shape-note hymns to barbershofpquartets,The Victor Company hoped they'd be the answer to Columbia's enormously popular Skillet Lickers, but, good as they were, they never hit it that big.
The Georgia Yellow Hammers: George "Bud" Landress, vocal, banjo; Bill Chitwood, fiddle; Phil Reeve, Elias Meadows, guitars.
Atlanta GA 2/18/27 Victor 20549
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