<I missed the original inquiry, but
> since I have the record in question, I can verify it's existence. It's on
> the King label, but I don't have the specifics. I have another King 78 by
> the Cope Brothers with "Hills of Roane County" and "My Main Trial Is yet To
> Come." I don't know anything about them beyond that they were a brother act
> that sang old-time trios and duets backed by guitar, mandolin, and electric
> guitar in a style somewhat similar to Charlie Monroe's Kentucky Pardners.
> I'll see what I can dig up.>>
>
Jim --
I'd be interested in getting ahold of a tape copy
of the 78 -- maybe we can work something out. (I am the original
"inquiring mind" re: the Cope Bros.)
Rob
> Cool. Thanks, Jim. Is there, by chance, a CD re-issue of the Cope Brothers
> out there floating around somewhere? I have references to them using
> Knoxville's WROL as a home base for broadcasting in the early 1950s (along
> with the Osborne Brothers, Brewster Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and
> others), but really haven't been able to dig up much about the Copes.
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