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Miss Liza Poor Gal by The Tenneva Ramblers

Artist Biography For The Tenneva Ramblers

The Tenneva Ramblers Were An Early Country Music Group Sometimes Using The Name Grant Brothers And For A Brief Period Backing Jimmie Rodgers As The Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers. Formed In 1924 The Group Comprised Claude Grant B. 17 April 1906 D. October 1975 Bristol Tennessee USA Guitar Vocals His Brother Jack B. 25 July 1903 D. March 1968 Bristol Tennessee USA Mandolin And Jack Pierce B. 1908 Smyth County Virginia USA D. March 1950 Fiddle But They Were Sometimes Joined By Smokey Davis A Blackface Comedian And On Recordings By Claude Slagle B. 1902 D. March 1950 Bristol Tennessee USA Banjo .
In 1927 Jimmie Rodgers Offered Them Work As His Backing Group. After Initially Refusing They Changed Their Name To The Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers And Made Some Appearances With Him. The Spirit Between The Band Members Wasn't Obviously The Best One As Jimmie Was Left Out Of The Famous Bristol Audition Session For Ralph Peer. They Didn't Wake Jimmie Up In The Morning When Was Band's Time To Play Audition For Ralph Peer. They Were Scheduled To Back Rodgers On His First Recordings But Just Prior To The Session They Left Him And Reverted To Their Old Name To Pursue A Recording Career Of Their Own. Jimmie Must Go Alone 'solo' Later For The Audition - And He Got A Contract The Rest Is Country Music History .
They Remained Active On Various Radio Stations Until 1954 Sometimes Being Known As The Grant Brothers. They Are Remembered For Their Recording Of ‘The Longest Train’. Their Entire Recording Output Was Issued By Puritan Records In 1972.

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