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Dale Casteel, interview with Burgin Mathews, recorded over the telephone, February 10, 2024. A founding member of the Alabama Ramblers, Casteel reflects on his time with that band, as well as on other musical experiences both before and after the…
The complete surviving tracks for the Alabama Ramblers. Additional information and lyrical excerpts follow the track listing, below.
Track 1: Seasick Blues
Track 2: Missing in Action / The Family Who Prays
Track 3: Away from You / Canaan’s Land…
Recorded excerpt from a Mother's Day broadcast by the Alabama Ramblers. Includes a company member's original poem and a performance by Dale Casteel of "M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)." Written in 1915 by Howard Johnson and Theodore…
The Alabama Ramblers, "Writing Love Letters." Vocals by Bobby Jane Croley, "The Ramblers' Sweetheart."
“I found I couldn’t mail them, so I burned them instead / I’m writing love letters that will never be read.”Recorded in Korea, circa 1952, by the…
The Alabama Ramblers, "Waiting for a Letter." Vocals by the Hudson brothers.
“Yearning for a message, one from you my dearest, please / I’m waiting for a letter, my poor aching heart to ease.”Recorded in Korea, circa 1952, by the Alabama Ramblers…
The Alabama Ramblers: "Gray-Haired Mother of Mine" and "Make Room in Your Heart for a Friend"
“Back in my home in Alabama, where a gray-haired mother waits for me / Each night in my dreams I can see her, and it’s there that I’m longing to be...”…
The Alabama Ramblers, "Steel Guitar Rag" and "Open Door, Open Arms." Steel guitar and vocal by J. W. Hudson.
“Open door, open arms wait for your safe return / Day and night there’s a light and a heart that will burn...”Recorded in Korea, circa 1952,…
The Alabama Ramblers, "Away from You" and "Where the Soul of Man Never Dies" (AKA "Canaan's Land"). Vocals by J. W. Hudson.
“I’d like to send this song especially to my little niece, Shirley Ann. She seems to like it. And I’d also like to send it to…