Buchanan Brothers Explained

The Buchanan Brothers were two brothers, Chester and Lester Buchanan, who recorded country music during the 1940s on the RCA Victor label. Their biggest hit, Atomic Power, reached #6 on Billboards "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" chart in July 1946; the song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Atomic Café. Another song, 1947's "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers", was used in the opening scene of the 2009 animated release Monsters vs. Aliens.

Their releases were under two different artist names: "The Buchanan Brothers (Chester and Lester) Singing with Orchestra" and "Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts."

They are not to be confused with the pop-rock trio by that name from the late 1960s, which included Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli, and Tommy West.

Discography

Catalog NumberTitleDate RecordedSerial Number
20-2553BThe Heartsick BluesAugust 22, 1944D7-VB-1294-1A
20-3045ADon’t Dog Me 'Round!August 22, 1944D7-VB-1295-1A
20-2743AHigh Tempered MamaSeptember 29, 1944D7-VB-1297-1A
20-3191AHootin – Nanny PapaSeptember 29, 1944D7-VB-1296-1A
20-2129A/33-0523AMama, I'm SickDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-492-1A
20-2129B/33-0536BBlow, Forty Seven, BlowDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-494-1A
33-0523BI Got WorriesDecember 20, 1944D4-VB-493-1A
33-0536AThem Good Old Times are Comin' Back AgainDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-491-1A
33-0531AColin Kelly, Will You Tell the Boys Up YonderJune 19, 1945D5-AB-419-1A
33-0531BTroubles in my HeartJune 19, 1945D5-AB-420-1A
33-0541AHurry, Johnny, HurryJune 19, 1945D5-AB-421-1A
33-0541BThe Bottom Fell Out of the SkyJune 19, 1945D5-AB-418-1A
20-1953B(When I Put On My) Long White RobeNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-965-1A
20-2106AAm I Still P-A-R-T of Your H-E-A-R-TNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-964-1A
20-2264BMy Little Boy BlueNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-963-1A
20-2891BWould You Cry?November 27, 1945D5-AB-962-1A
20-1850AAtomic PowerMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1357-1A
20-1850BSinging an Old HymnMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1358-1A
20-2264A(Don't Cry) My Coney Island BabyMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1359-1A
20-3191BThen You'll Be the One to CryMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1356-1A
20-1953AShut That GateAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2623-1A
20-2106BLeft by the WaysideAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2626-1A
20-2743BJust Hangin' OnAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2625-1A
20-3045BYou'll Never Take Away My DreamsAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2624-1A
20-2385A(When You See) Those Flying SaucersJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1290-1A
20-2385BThe Silver MeteorJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1291-1A
20-2553AThere is a Power Greater Than AtomicJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1292-1A
20-2891AThe Steam That Blows the Whistle (Never Turns the Wheel)July 16, 1947D7-VB-1293-1A

Personnel

References

All of the above information comes from the RCA Victor ledger/studio sheets, which are currently housed at the BMG Music Archives.

External links

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