Crook Brothers Tune
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"Crook Brothers Tune" is an American breakdown in D Major. The parts are played<br> AABB.<br> In the early years the producers of WSM's Grand Old Opry felt that the show<br> wouldn't be complete without a "brother" act and the Crook Brothers were one<br> of them. In 1934, the band consisted of Louis and Herman Crook, Bill Etter,<br> who played the piano and Clarence Minton on guitar.<br> The Crooks Brothers Barn Dance Orchestra was one of the long lasting mainstays<br> of the Opry, often appearing with the square dancers on the Opry through the<br> decades. <br> One thing that made the Crook Brothers unique was that they were led by Herman`s<br> harmonica as lead instrument, not the fiddle. The Crook Brothers were originally<br> Herman and his brother Matthew playing twin harmonicas. Sometime around 1929,<br> Matthew quit to become a policeman, leaving Herman as the groups star. From that<br> time on the group featured twin harmonica and fiddle as the lead instruments,<br> still pretty unique. Also, Herman added another member to the group on banjo,<br> Lewis Crook. As unusual as Crook was for a last name, Herman and Lewis were not<br> related. Herman and Lewis were both in the band till Herman passed away in 1988.<br> In the early days of the Opry, the Crook Brothers occasionally featured a vocal<br> tune. Lewis Crook was the first person to sing "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"<br> on the Opry. (The Carter Family recorded it as<br> "Can the Circle Be Unbroken").<br> The Crook Brothers called this tune<br> "Sally Ann".<br>
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