Album Share: Branch Two – The Family Tree
Our album for March is this solid offering from The Family Tree, a Country/Pop act hailing from the great state of Tennessee and spearheaded by identical twins Jerry and Larry Needham. There’s no date on the album, but judging from the style of clothing and the selection of tunes, I’d put it smack dab in the middle of the 1970s.
The album is mostly made up of recordings that feature simple but serviceable arrangements that serve to showcase the singing of Jerry, Larry, and the uncredited female member of the group. The group really shines when tackling some of the more ‘novelty’ tunes like She Taught Me How to Yodel and Auctioneer. I don’t know if it is Jerry or Larry, but one of them has an impressive set of yodeling pipes. On some of the other tunes, the quality of the singing tends to drift a bit, but the group’s personality and enthusiasm more than makes up for any less than polished moments. I was a little disappointed that they failed to breakout the trumpets that they are wielding on the back cover, but I’ll cut them some slack.
Nowadays, the Needham Twins are performing as a duo based out of Mesa, Arizona, and currently enjoy a very active concert schedule. Be sure to check out their website for more information. Have fun listening and as always, Enjoy!
Download all the mp3s and cover art in one 48 MB zip file.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:09 am
This old stuff is really growing on me, I especially like their version of Leroy Brown, and Auctioneer.
Just one small mistake, you’ve uploaded track 2, “Let Me Be There”, twice … you’ve replaced “Satin Sheets” with the 2nd. But other then that, I love what you’re doing here.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:45 am
Lol, ok you haven’t uploaded twice … just linked twice. Because I can still reach track 10 by typing in the direct URL.
March 20th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Thanks for the heads up! The error has been rectified. Glad you are digging The Family Tree!
April 18th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Alright! Thanks, Pastor! What fun!