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 “And now for something completely different.” One part
early country music, one part Bluegrass and one part vaudeville,
the Shivers are George Burns and Gracie Allen gone country. But
not the country of today, rather they have gone back to a time when
the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, the Delmore Brothers and Charlie
Poole trod the boards with Will Rodgers and Uncle Dave Macon and
comedy was a big part of the show.
The Shivers bring variety musical comedy back to the stage. Those
folks who can remember Jack Benny and Fred Allen, The Bickersons
and Abbott and Costello, and, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy,
will recognize it at once. But the genuine humanness of this old
fashioned comedy has a broader appeal, and reaches younger audiences
as well.
On the Air -- Old Time Country Music and Comedy Radio Hour
On the Air is a complete radio program, from the moment
the announcer says, “Good evening ladies and gentlemen,”
to the closing moments of the theme song, “Are You From Dixie”.
Set in “Honeyville, the little village that time forgot,”
the commercials, sketches, and songs introduce the audience to the
imaginary family and townsfolk, and the comedy and music of their
lives.
Buy the album!
Tracks
- Intro and Theme: Are
You from Dixie?
- Smartness
- Brown’s Ferry Blues
- Cannonball Blues
- Eight More Miles to Louisville
- Bluebirds are Singing
- Aunt Flory and the Aliens
- Shady Grove
- A Word from our Sponsor
- Foggy Mountain Top
- Country Fair
- Crow Black Chicken
- Peach Picking Time in
Georgia
- Out and Theme: Are You from Dixie?
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Chance Shiver: vocals, guitar
Susette Shiver: vocals, autoharp, banjo
Scotti Giambusso: bass
Robert Spates: violin
Robbie Robinson: clarinet
Michael Scanlan: announcer
Produced by the Shivers, Mike Scanlan and Bob Hitchcock
Recorded at Albion Studios, Kensington MD USA
Engineered by Bob Hitchcock
Mastered at Omega Studios, Rockville MD USA
Engineered by Archie Moore
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