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"Electrified Donkey"

“Electrified Donkey”: Western Swing on King – The Later Years

Really nice toe-tapper of a tune from Ferlin Husky during a brief period in the dawning Rocket Age when he was on Cincinnati’s King Records: “Electrified Donkey” Ferlin Husky (1959) “Electrified Donkey” was the album closer on Ferlin’s 1959 King LP, Ferlin Husky, as well as the A-side of a

April 29, 2014 No Comments

"Twin Guitar Polka"

“Twin Guitar Polka”: Western Swing on King – The Early Years

King Records’ first year of existence – 1943 – produced exactly one recording session that yielded two singles recorded by Grandpa Jones and Merle Travis using aliases, since they were under contract to WLW. King’s inaugural recording session took place, according to Merle Travis biographer, Deke Dickerson, “in a room

April 28, 2014 No Comments