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Callahan Brothers

March 06, 2012

Joe Callahan
(Singer, Yodeler, Guitar, String Bass, Comedy)
Given Name: Walter Callahan
Date of Birth: January 27, 1910
Date of Death: September 10, 1971

Bill Callahan
Given Name: Homer Callahan
Date of Birth: March 27, 1912
Place of Birth (both): Madison County, North Carolina

The Callahan Brothers were a significant duet act of the 1930s and continued their careers intermittently thereafter. They grew up influenced by the traditional music of the Southern Highlands and phonograph records of early country music pioneers, especially the early yodeling duo of Fleming and Townsend.

Recordings include:
Gonna Quit My Rowdy Ways (1934)
Asheville Blues (1934)
Corn Licker Rag (1934)
Rattlesnake Daddy (1934)
Going To Heaven On My Own Expense (1934)
I've Rode The Southern and the L&N (1935)
Brown's Ferry Blues No.2 (1935)
GreenBack Dollar (1936)
Gonna Quit Drinkin' When I Die (1936)
Freight Train Whistle Blues (1936)
I Got Her Boozy (1939)
Lonesome Freight Train Blues (1939)
A Jealous Woman Won't Do (1941)
The Callahan Brothers (LP album)