Morris Brothers

The Morris Brothers were a favorite fraternal duo through the past due ’30s most widely known for their music “I WANT TO End up being Your Salty Puppy,” which later on became the bluegrass regular “Salty Puppy Blues.” Zeke and Wiley Morris had been born 3 years aside in Aged Fort, NC. Their eldest sibling, George, was the first ever to enter music, dealing with J.E. Mainer and his sibling Wade. Mainer’s fiddler, John Like, attempted to convince George to become listed on the music group, but Love rather were left with 17-year-old Zeke, who continued to be using the Mainers for 3 years and participated within the band’s 1st recording program for Bluebird in 1935. Wade Mainer and Zeke quickly left to create their very own group, adding fiddler Homer Sherrill. They continuing documenting for Bluebird and in addition worked in a Raleigh radio train station. After Mainer remaining, Morris, Sherrill, and all of those other group stayed collectively to appear on the Danville train station. By 1938, Wiley Morris got joined up with them, and Wiley, Zeke, and Homer documented many singles for Bluebird, changing their name towards the Morris Brothers several months later for the nine-song program that included the very first edition of “Salty Pup Blues.” The Brothers continuing appearing on regional radio stations, sometimes joined up with by George. Throughout their profession, the Morris Brothers generally worked being a duo and didn’t will have a support band; occasionally they also led separate groupings. The two split in Knoxville in the first ’40s; Wiley became a member of the Dixie Pardners, while Zeke became a member of a music group at Johnson Town radio. The Morris Brothers documented together going back amount of time in 1945 for RCA Victor. One of the music was a fresh edition of their personal tune, plus “Tragic Love” and “Someone Loves You Darling.” They proceeded to go into semi-retirement, ultimately moving to Dark Hill, NC, and starting a car body store. They do perform infrequently with the ’60s and ’70s at several celebrations and in 1972 documented an album offering the fiddle playing of Homer Sherrill. In addition they joined up with Earl Scruggs and made an appearance on the PBS-TV special which they documented yet another edition of “Salty Pup Blues.” In 1985, the Morris Brothers made an appearance in a Charlotte radio old-timers reunion because of their final functionality. Five years afterwards, Wiley passed away; Zeke continued to be at his body store and expressed no more interest in executing.