Biography

Hylo Brown – lead vocal, guitar; Jack Casey – lead guitar; John Maultteay – fiddle; Ross Branham – banjo; Dan Milhon – dobro guitar; Dick Brickles – acoustic bass

Frank Brown earned the nickname "Hylo" because of his considerable vocal range that became his trademark. Born in 1922 in Johnson County, KY, which also became the birthplace of Loretta Lynn, Brown had thoroughly absorbed the music indigenous to his Appalachian home.

In 1957, Brown joined Flatt & Scruggs, becoming a featured vocalist with the duo's Foggy Mountain Boys. Hylo Brown released his first album in 1958 on Capitol Records and it remains a traditional bluegrass classic album.

Hylo Brown recorded seven albums for Rural Rhythm Records in the late 60’s with Lee Sutton as producer. Available for the first time as a digital download album, Folk Songs Of Rural America was the second of the seven albums and was originally released in 1967. Uncle Jim O’Neal, creator of Rural Rhythm Records, was the architect behind Hylo Brown performing all the standard traditional songs that have been handed down through the generations on these seven classic albums.


TRACKS:

1. GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND
2. LITTLE JOHN HENRY
3. ALL THE GOOD TIMES ARE PAST AND GONE
4. SALLY LET YOUR BANGS HANG DOWN
5. LEAF OF LOVE
6. DOWN IN THE WILLOW GARDEN
7. I’M COMING BACK BUT I DON’T KNOW WHEN
8. THIS TRAIN
9. PRISONER OF ROANE COUNTY
10. ARE YOU TIRED OF ME MY DARLING
11. THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN
12. I’LL REMEMBER YOU LOVE IN MY PRAYERS
13. PREACHER AND THE BEAR
14. BLACK JACK DAVEY
15. GO ALONG MULE
16. PUT ME IN YOUR POCKET
17. AT THE RAINBOW’S END
18. CONVERSATION WITH A MULE
19. TIE UP THOSE BROKEN CORDS
20. FROGGIE WENT A COURTIN’

• Vintage Classic Old-Time Country & Bluegrass Music
(Authentic Performances by many Legends & Pioneers)

• Approximately 20 Songs on Each Album
• Classic Traditional Songs from Past Generations
(Many Songs Lost, but not Forgotten)

• CD’s Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
(50’s, 60’s, & 70’s Recordings)

• First Edition Album Cover Artwork Faithfully Restored
(All Titles Include Album Liner Notes)

• Many Titles Never-Before-Available on CD
• Many Titles Out-Of-Print for over 20 Years!
• Reissue Albums Available on CD & Digital Formats
• Sound Traditions at a Sound Price
• Classic Album Titles from Mac Wiseman, Red Smiley, Reno & Harrell, Curly Fox, Hylo Brown, Earl Taylor, J.E. Mainer, Dale Potter, Buck Ryan, Lee Moore, Jim Eanes, Tater Tate, Raymond Fairchild, Mac Martin, Jim Greer and many more.