The Hodges Brothers
| The Hodges Brothers | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Bluegrass , rockabilly |
| Founding members | |
| Felix Hodges | |
| Ralph Hodges | |
| James Hodges | |
| John White | |
The Hodges Brothers were an American country and rockabilly group.
Career
The brothers, consisting of Felix (* 1923), Ralph (* 1927) and James Hodges (* 1932), learned the instruments as much as possible in the family. They made their debut in 1951 with Trumpet Records in Jackson , Mississippi as a bluegrass musician. In 1956 they made rockabilly recordings with Mississippi Records, a small sub-label of Starday Records , where their best-known track I'm Gonna Rock Some Too came about. Meanwhile, they appeared regularly on the radio station WAPF in McComb . They were always accompanied by bassist John White. Ralph Hodges also made records for Whispering Pines Records and Decca Records . In 1960 the Hodges Brothers played again with the Arhoolie Records records, which were recorded in the WAPF studio. Arhoolie released these recordings on CD in 2003. Felix and Ralph Hodges did not experience this anymore, they died in 1979 and 1976.
Discography
| year | title | Record company |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ? /? | Trumpet Records |
| 1956 | I'm Gonna Rock Some Too / Because I Loved You So | Mississippi Records |
| unknown | Searching My Dreams For You / I Dream Of Loving You | Whispering Pines Records |
Web links
- Ralph Hodges and his Dixie Vagabonds on hillbilly-music.com
- Discography with audio samples