The Hopkins Brothers, originally from Ashe Co NC, moved to Galax around 1920. They all sang, and Al played piano, John ukulele, and Joe guitar. They started a band with fiddler Elvis "Tony" Alderman, later adding Jack Reedy of Marion VA, and the Bowmans from Jonesboro TN. Eventually they moved to Washington DC and toured full-time in vaudeville, breaking up after Al Hopkins' death in a car crash in 1932,
Ride That Mule
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1927
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From the Collection of John Coffey
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Catalog Number
186
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E-23182
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1993.15
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Ride That Mule
Al Hopkins and his Buckle Busters: Charlie Bowman, fiddle: Elbert Bowman, guitar; Jack Reedy, banjo; Al Hopkins, Joe Hopkins, John Hopkins, Elvis Alderman, spoken comments.
New York NY 5/16/27 Brunswick 186