Shelton Brothers - Down on the Farm (1941)

"'Neath the Maple in the Lane" by Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe)

Although the Shelton Brothers started as a soft-spoken country duo, shifting tastes necessitated a shift to a fuller country swing sound.  The change from one to the other was gradual and meant taking on additional band members.  Their backing band became known as The Sunshine Boys (a name Bob and Joe Shelton once used for themselves).  Shelton Brothers never released an album of their own so we're once again stopping at a compilation album: Down on the Farm from the Cattle Compact label.

Note: The year 1941 was when the latest song on the record was released and not the year the compilation album came out.

Here is the discography for the Shelton Brothers:

Beautiful Louisiana (1935 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Stay in the Wagon Yard (1935 single by Joe Shelton)

Deep Elem Blues (1935 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Just Because (1935 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

A Message from Home Sweet Home (1935 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Sal Let Me Chew Your Rosin Some (1935 single by Joe Shelton and Curley Fox)

I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes (1935 single by Joe Shelton and Curley Fox)

Nothin' (1935 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Answer to Just Because (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

New John Henry Blues (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Match Box Blues (1936 single by Joe Shelton)

'Leven Miles from Leavenworth (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'm Sitting on Top of the World (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Deep Elem Blues No. 2 (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

The Black Sheep (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Lover's Farewell (1936 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

New Trouble in Mind Blues (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

The Story of Seven Roses (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Just Because No. 3 (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

She Was Happy Till She Met You (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Goodness Gracious Gracie (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Cinda Lou (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Deep Elem Blues No. 3 (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Answer to Blue Eyes (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Uncle Eph's Got the Coon (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

That Golden Love (My Mother Gave to Me) (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'm Gonna Fix Your Wagon (1937 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Blue Kimono Blues (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I Told Them All About You (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

By the Stump of the Old Pine Tree (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

When You Think a Lot About Somebody (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

As Long as I Have You (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Down on the Farm (They All Ask for You) (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'm Gonna Let the Bumble Bee Be (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You're Standing on the Outside Now (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

The Old Mill's Tumbling Down (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You Can't Put That Monkey on My Back (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Wednesday Night Waltz (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

On the Owl-Hoot Trail (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Knot Hole Blues (1938 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

My Girl Friend Doesn't Like Me Anymore (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'm Savin' Saturday Night for You (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You Can't Put That Monkey on My Back, No. 2 (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I Just Don't Care Anymore (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

That's No Way to Treat the Man You Love (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You Can't Do That to Me (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

She's My Gal (Right or Wrong) (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

That's Why I'm Jealous of You (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

(Aye Aye) On Mexico's Beautiful Shore (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Hallelujah I'm Gonna Be Free Again (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You Can't Fool a Fool All the Time (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

My Grandfather's Clock (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Lay Your Hand in Mine (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

No Matter What They Say (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I Have My Bed (1939 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

If You Don't Like My Peaches (Leave My Tree Alone) (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Don't Leave Me All Alone (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Ain't No Use to Worry Anymore (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

You Can't Get Me Back When I'm Gone (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Coo See Coo (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'll Be Seein' You in Dallas, Alice (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Tell Me with Your Blue Eyes (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

It's Hard to Love and Not Be Loved (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

What's the Matter with Deep Elem (1940 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Ida Red (1941 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Who's Gonna Cut My Baby's Kindling (1941 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Love Me Easy (Or Leave Me Alone) (1941 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I Just Can't Go (1941 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Down on the Farm

I'll Never Get Drunk Anymore (1942 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I'm Driftin' and Shiftin' My Gears (1942 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

I Just Dropped In to Say Goodbye (1943 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Beautiful Brown Eyes (1943 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

Johnson's Old Grey Mule (1947 single)

Deep Elm Boogie Woogie Blues (1947 single)

These Shoes Are Killing Me (1948 single)

Oh Monah (1948 single)

When They Baptized Sister Lucy Lee (1949 single)

Cheatin' on Your Baby (1954 single)

MacDonald's Streamlined Farm (1954 single)

Because (Just Because) (1961 single as the Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe))

The Shelton Brothers/The Carlisle Brothers (compilation album)

Just Because (compilation album)

Those Dusty Roads (compilation album)

Rompin' & Stompin' Around (compilation album)

A Hillbilly and Western Swing Legend (compilation album)

Volume 2 Beautiful Louisiana (compilation album)

Volume 3 (compilation album)

"Just Because" by Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe)

"Ida Red" by Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe)

"Hang Out the Front Door Key" by Shelton Brothers (Bob and Joe)

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