Hylo Brown and The Timberliners

Hylo Brown and The Timberliners

Frank Brown earned the nickname Hylo because of his considerable vocal range that became his trademark. Born in 1922 in Johnson County, KY, which also became the birthplace of Loretta Lynn, Brown had thoroughly absorbed the music indigenous to his Appalachian home.

In 1957, Brown joined Flatt & Scruggs, becoming a featured vocalist with the duo's Foggy Mountain Boys. The group's increasing popularity prompted Flatt and Scruggs to form a second Foggy Mountain band, called the Timberliners, with Brown as the unit's frontman; the Timberliners which included mandolin player Red Rector, fiddler Clarence Tater Tate, Jim Smoak on the banjo, and bassist Joe Phillips.

Hylo Brown and the Timberliners released their first album in 1958 on Capitol Records and it remains a traditional bluegrass classic album. The group was short lived and had a few band changes with Norman Blake on dobro and Billy Edwards on banjo and soon after breaking up Brown rejoined Flatt & Scruggs as a featured singer.

In the early '60s, Hylo Brown cut a handful of solo records, including 1961's Bluegrass Balladeer, 1962's Bluegrass Goes to College, and the next year's Hylo Brown Meets the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers.

Hylo Brown recorded seven albums for Rural Rhythm Records in the late 60 s with Lee Sutton as producer. Hylo Brown & The Timberliners was the first of the seven albums and was originally released in 1967. Uncle Jim O Neal, creator of Rural Rhythm Records, was the architect behind Hylo Brown performing all the standard traditional songs that have been handed down through the generations on these seven classic albums.

After recording seven albums for Rural Rhythm Records Hylo s recordings became fewer and news of him was hard-to-find. He broke up his band and retired from the road in the 1980 s and eventually passed away on February 2, 2003.

Musicians:
HYLO BROWN Guitar, Lead Vocal
JACK CASEY - Guitar
ROSS BRANHAM 5-String Banjo
JOHN MAULTBAY Fiddle
DANNY MILHON Dobro Guitar
DICK BRICKLESS Acoustic Bass
Country USA
Brand The Mountain
Manufacturer RURAL RHYTHM
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2013-11-05
UnitCount 1
UPCs 732351016828
EANs 0732351016828

Country	USA
Brand	The Mountain
Manufacturer	RURAL RHYTHM
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2013-11-05
UnitCount	1
UPCs	732351016828
EANs	0732351016828

Hylo Brown and The Timberliners

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