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(Hillbilly) Twistin' Is A Funny Thing (MP3s)

May 21, 2008, 5:57am WFMU's Beware of the Blog

A couple weeks ago we explored the improbably wacky world of country tango and rhumba songs , which functioned as a follow-up to a previous post about hillbilly mambos . We now turn our attention to country twist songs. The Twist officially came to life in January 1959 when King records released the song as a Hank Ballard & The Midnighters B -side. The A-side, Teardrops On Your Letter, reached #4 on Billboard's R&B charts. The Twist also managed to claw its way onto the R&B charts, stalling out at [...]

• Al Sherron & The Blue Sky Rangers - Twistin' Is A Funny Thing
• Bob Wills - Buffalo Twist
• Charlie and Bill - Country Twist
• Chuck Dallis - Moon Twist
• Claude Brownell With The Country Cousins - Twist And Yodel
• Hardrock Gunter and Buddy Durham - Hillbilly Twist
• June Carter - Mama Teach Me
• Lou Colburn - Cowboy Twist
• Ray Kannon - Muleskinner Twist
• Rex Allen - Rodeo Twist

Artist:	Al Sherron & The Blue Sky Rangers
Title:	Twistin' Is A Funny Thing
Link Text:	Al Sherron & The Blue Sky Rangers - Twistin' Is A Funny Thing
File Name:	Al_Sherron_-_Twistin_Is_A_Funn y_Thing.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Bob Wills
Title:	Buffalo Twist
Link Text:	Bob Wills - Buffalo Twist
File Name:	Bob_Wills_-_Buffalo_Twist.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Charlie and Bill
Title:	Country Twist
Link Text:	Charlie & Bill - Country Twist
File Name:	Charlie_And_Bill-_-Country_Twi st.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Chuck Dallis
Title:	Moon Twist
Link Text:	Chuck Dallis - Moon Twist
File Name:	Chuck_Dallis_-_Moon_Twist.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Claude Brownell With The Country Cousins
Title:	Twist And Yodel
Link Text:	Claude Brownell with The Country Cousins - Twist And Yodel
File Name:	Claude_Brownell_-_Twist_And_Yo del.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

Artist:	Hardrock Gunter and Buddy Durham
Title:	Hillbilly Twist
Link Text:	Hardrock Gunter & Buddy Durham - Hillbilly Twist
File Name:	Hardrock_Gunter_-_Hillbilly_Tw ist.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	June Carter
Title:	Mama Teach Me
Link Text:	June Carter - Mama Teach Me
File Name:	June_Carter_-_Mama_Teach_Me.mp 3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Lou Colburn
Title:	Cowboy Twist
Link Text:	Lou Colburn - Cowboy Twist
File Name:	Lou_Colburn_-_Cowboy_Twist.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Ray Kannon
Title:	Muleskinner Twist
Link Text:	Ray Kannon - Muleskinner Twist
File Name:	Ray_Kannon_-_Muleskinner_Twist .mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Rex Allen
Title:	Rodeo Twist
Link Text:	Rex Allen - Rodeo Twist
File Name:	Rex_Allen_-_Rodeo_Twist.mp3
Bitrate:	96 kbps

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