[ There are 18 MP3s in this post. All but one feature gratuitous yodeling. Some even include bird impersonations. Don't say you weren't warned. ]
Applied chaos theory in the information age? Whatever you want to call it, it happens to me quite frequently. Stuff somehow makes its way onto my hard drive, and I have no clue where it came from. So I had this MP3 compilation called "Yodel!" lying around for a while, and the title and artist information all seemed very suspicious. (Like a song called "oooooooooo" by "That DUDE" or such.) It doesn't seem to be ripped from one of the countless commercially available yodeling compilations, which makes it a bit harder (at least for me) to figure out what these songs are actually called and who performed them. I was not 100% successful, but I am confident that you can help me fill in the blanks. In exchange you get lots of free yodeling. Here it is, with all the (hopefully correct) info I could gather:
01 Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) - Alpine Milkman
02 Cackle Sisters - Arizona Yodeler
03 Cackle Sisters - I Left Her Standing There
04 Cackle Sisters - Go To Sleep My Darling Baby
05 Unknown - Yoodling (?)
06 Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) - Swiss Moonlight Lullaby
07 Sons of the Pioneers - Devil's Great Grandson
08 The Louvin Brothers - Satan is Real
09 J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers - Yodeling Mountaineer
10 Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
11 Unknown - The Drunkard's Hell
12 Unknown - Springtime in the Rockies
13 Eddy Arnold - Cattle Call
14 Patsy Montana - I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart
15 Unknown - Unknown
16 Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) - When The Ice Worms Nest Again
17 Tex Williams - Never Trust A Woman
18 Erika Eigen - I Wanna Marry A Lighthouse Keeper (Honestly, I have no clue why this was included, but I didn't want to destroy the artistic integrity of the original compilation...)
Standouts are definitely the three songs by the Cackle (DeZurik) Sisters. You can get much more music by them at the 365 Days Project. And please, if you know any of the missing artists/titles, leave a comment.
Somebody sent me this CD a while ago- I don't know if she gave the tracks the ridiculous names or not but I have had it in my shares for a while on Soulseek.
Posted by: fatty jubbo | April 27, 2008 at 11:05 PM
Song No. 11 is "Drunkard's Doom" by The Louvin Brothers.
Posted by: Paul | April 28, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Honestly, I'm a hell of a lot more interested in "Radio Man." What is the story with that?
Posted by: Jukeboxmafia | April 28, 2008 at 03:09 AM
who cares, i gots three more cackle sisters tracks! they are everyone's faves when i make mix cd's. you can't help but crack a smile. they make you feel like you are getting laid at the antiques roadshow...ha ha..wait that sounds horrible when i think about it.
Posted by: zombot | April 28, 2008 at 07:54 AM
12 could be Hank Snow. I'm sure I've heard the other ones but I can't remember who it is.
By the way, I've just begun a blog about yodel, so check it out ! And thanks for the music.
Posted by: daisy montana | April 28, 2008 at 08:46 AM
The only one I can say for sure was mentioned above: #11 Drunkard's Doom by The Louvin Bros. It's also from the LP Satan is Real, which I own.
I'm pretty sure we can rule out Jimmie Rogers and Elton Brit for the others. (If you like this sort of stuff, Elton Brit is worth checking out, btw.)
Posted by: tony c | April 28, 2008 at 09:42 AM
There is one yodeller I think should be up with this fine collection- yodelling Dutch cowgirl Texas Kitty Prins. I was introduced to her fantstic way with a lyric on this blog.
http://bootsalesounds.blogspot.com/2008/03/texas-kitty.html
"A little Lovin" is quite charming and is never off my mp3 player Maybe the tracks could be reposted if the interest is great enough
Posted by: Colin The Culture Hunter | April 28, 2008 at 09:45 AM
"When the Ice Worm Nests Again" is awesome.
Posted by: Joe | April 28, 2008 at 09:55 AM
Hello,
I'm not quite sure, but track 15 is called "Cowboy's Nightherd Song" and is performed by Roy Rogers. Can't tell if its the original.
So long
J
Posted by: Jochen Scheid | April 28, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Yodeling is NEVER gratuitous.
Posted by: Dan | April 28, 2008 at 11:00 AM
#5 - Goebel Reeves (The Texas Drifter) - The Yodelin' Teacher.mp3
#11 - The Louvin Brothers - The Drunkard's Doom
#12 - Wilf Carter - When It's Spring Time In The Rockies
#15 - Roy Rogers - Cowboy Night Herd Song
Posted by: MrD | April 28, 2008 at 05:06 PM
The ultimate Yodel song is missing from this really swank collection: She Taught Me How To Yodel by Kenny Roberts. He was known as The World's Fastest Yodler. When I first got the song (on 78) I thought the record was skipping, but after hearing the CD, I realized he was just Yodeling damn fast!
Posted by: Dr. Benway | April 28, 2008 at 07:13 PM
No I'm sorry the ultimate yodel is the Cambodian Funk Yodeler: http://www.ubu.com/outsiders/365/2003/050.shtml
Let us warble in it's praise....
Posted by: power sherlock | April 29, 2008 at 05:04 AM
What a shame, Australis'a yodelling legends Rita and Mary Schneider aka The Schneider Sisters aren't in the mix.
Posted by: mr.kenneth | May 01, 2008 at 01:17 AM
Word to the Dan man, there is no such thing as a needless yodel in this sadly underyodelled world. And I'm sure this is actually a commercial comp cause i think i have it somewhere in my chaotic mp3 collection (but not on this drive, tant pis)....
And how about the version of "She Taught Me To Yodel" by the legendary(ish) Frank Ifield?
Whaddaya mean u ain't heard of him? The Beatles were his support act once upon a time ya know...
PS - a friend of mine maintains that there is a hardcore underground movement of swiss hip hop yodelling (and he kept a straight face so i think he meant it!) but i can find no such thing... if any of y'all know of anything mention it here and bring more joy to the world!
Posted by: Mogambo | May 01, 2008 at 05:55 PM
I have the Nadelstache disc where Frank Ifield does She Taught Me To Yodel in German... it also has him Performing Slim Whitman's "I Remember You" in Duetch as well!
Posted by: Dr. Benway | May 01, 2008 at 09:38 PM
Eddy Arnold's "Cattle Call" kicks more ass than has even been kicked in the history of ass-kicking.
Posted by: JustSayin' | May 02, 2008 at 01:18 AM
Doc, u r my hero! In German? Wow!
Now all we need is the gangsta version...!
So... which Nadelstache disc might that be then?
PS: Why not one all-purpose blob?
Posted by: Mogambo | May 03, 2008 at 01:23 AM
The collection could also include "Hocus Pocus" by Focus. Hot stuff. It reminds me of the Mauldin cartoon of the discouraged GI sitting on an Alp with a gorgeous Swiss chick, explaining to his buddy, "I ast her to go teach me to yodel. She taught me to yodel."
Posted by: Kip W | June 03, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Track 5 is on Victrola Favorites - Artifacts From Bygone Days (Disc 1) as:
Goebel Reeves (The Texas Drifter) - The Cowboy's Dizzy Sweetheart
Posted by: peeinears | August 05, 2008 at 03:44 PM
please find a yodel song by rebeca barfield, she sang with pee wee king in the 40,s she was good.
Posted by: wiley paul | January 01, 2009 at 07:44 PM
hi have you checked out this yodelers website ,many thanks anthony
Posted by: anthony | June 26, 2009 at 10:49 AM
listeners may dig the kenny roberts tribute radio show at wreck this mess. features rare recordings: mixcloud.com/wreckthismess/wreck-yodelin-kenny-roberts/ he will also be profiled in my new book YODEL IN HIFI...
Posted by: Bart Plantenga | May 24, 2012 at 04:39 PM
check out petunia with or without the vipers for some stellar yodelling
Posted by: glenn | February 09, 2013 at 06:43 PM