Back in Country Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] [Import]

The Dinning Sisters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jasmine Music
• ASIN: B0000630AT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Turn Your Radio On

2. Thanks For The Buggy Ride

3. You'll Be Sorry

4. You Are My Sunshine

5. Farther Along

6. Trouble In Mind

7. Gospel Cannonball

8. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie

9. I'm Sorry Now

10. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

11. Let's Draw Straws

12. I Only Want A Buddy Not A Sweetheart

13. The Last Thing I Want Is Your Pity

14. Home On The Range

15. Oh! Monah

16. I Called But Nobody Answered

17. Louisiana Hayride

18. Ridin' Down The Canyon

19. San Antonio Rose

20. Morning On The Farm

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Among the well-known songs covered are "Trouble In Mind" (an all-purpose Blues classic), "In The Pines" (derived from the Folk-Blues "Black Girl"; Lou Dinning also turns in a stunning version on JASMCD 3518), "You Are My Sunshine", "Home On The Range", "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" (no resemblance here to Laurel & Hardy s well-known rendition), "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie", and others which will ring varying chords of familiarity. We feel that the slight imperfections heard on a few tracks are far outweighed by their musical pleasure. The sympathetic accompanists are sadly not known, other than the distinctive guitar of busy session-man George Barnes on many titles like "Thanks For The Buggy Ride", "I m Sorry Now", "Let s Draw Straws", "Louisiana Hayride", etc.Having whetted you appetite for more, check out the double-CD helping of The Dinning Sisters on JASMINE JASCD384, "Almost Sweet And Gentle". You can be certain of another treat in store! See Also: JASCD384 - Almost Sweet And Gentle

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Beautiful, January 29, 2003

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Kelley Hunt (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back in Country Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

The Dinning Sisters sing in a fabulous stylized harmony. Their sound is not quite as robust as the Andrew Sisters; it has more of a delicate, chiming, whispery quality. You will want to listen closely to appreciate the highly expressive nuances of their singing. The instrumentals are just right; they complement the vocals rather than compete with them. A real treat if you enjoy harmony or pre-1960 country/folk music.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dinning sisters go back to their roots - well, almost, June 23, 2002

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Back in Country Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

These lovely sisters were raised in Oklahoma, although they became successful after moving to Chicago, where most of their music was pop/jazz with a country flavor.

Towards the end of their recording career in the early fifties, they recorded a lot of country material, but with a pop/jazz flavor. It is this music that forms the basis of this CD (24 of the 26 tracks). The other two songs were recorded in the forties.

Several of the songs are easily recognizable, including Turn your radio on, Farther along, San Antonio rose and some of the cowboy songs. Gospel Cannonball is actually Wabash Cannonball with amended lyrics.

Trail of the lonesome pine is interesting. I'd only heard the Laurel and Hardy version before I bought this. I like their version, but it's nice to hear a serious version of the song.

One obvious omission is Oklahoma hills, which can be found on the Collector's choice compilation, but never mind - this is an outstanding collection which merely hints at what might have been if the ladies had stayed in Oklahoma. Actually, they may not have succeeded in country at the time - it was a male preserve back then. Perhaps that's why they moved to Chicago.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Relative...First Cousin, December 29, 2002

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Jimmy P. Salmons (Rossville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back in Country Style [ORIGINAL RECORDINGS REMASTERED] (Audio CD)

My parents moved from Franklin, KY in 1926 and I was born in 1931 in Cleveland, TN. I grew up seeing and hearing the Dinning Sisters. I've always enjoyed their singing. The first song I remember them singing on the Radio was in 1937. It was the Red or Blue radio network. The song was South Of The Border. I've always enjoyed their close harmony. I've heard most of these songs but not from a CD format. Their parents, Aunts and Uncles were good singers. Their paternal grandparents were also good singers. In fact their grandfather, Pappy Dinning, taught his family to read music