8 Apr 2022
Episode Twenty Six: The DeZurik Sisters (The Cackle Sisters)
Jack marvels at the much-more-than-novelty sister duo, the DeZurik Sisters. Listen to hear what won the hearts of both the National Barn Dance and the Grand Ole Opry audiences.
Songs
The DeZurik Sisters - Arizona Yodeler
Bradley Kincaid - Will the Angels Play Their Harps for Me
Elton Britt - Alpine Milkman
The DeZurik Sisters - Birmingham Jail
The DeZurik Sisters - Go to Sleep My Darling Baby
Ward Barton & Frank Carrol - Sleep Baby Sleep
Minna Reverelli - Cuckoo in the Wood
The DeZurik Sisters - I Left Her Standing Here
The DeZurik Sisters - Guitar Blues
The DeZurik Sisters - Sweet Hawaiian Chimes
The Cackle Sisters - Old Dan Tucker
The Cackle Sisters - Sing Hallelujah
The Cackle Sisters - Take Me Home
The Cackle Sisters - Shanghai Rooster
The DeZurik Sisters - Hillbilly Bill
Carolyn DeZurik - The Swiss Kiss Polka
Carolyn DeZurik - Busch Bavarian Beer
References:
Berry, C. (Ed.). (2008). The Hayloft Gang: The Story of the National Barn Dance (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.
Biguenet, John (2006). "The DeZurik Sisters: Two Farm Girls Who Modeled Their Way to the Grand Ole Opry" in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock , (p. 92).
Brown, Curt. (2015). Minnesota's DeZurik sisters yodeled their way to fame. Star Tribune. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-sisters-yodeled-their-way-to-fame/306381221/
Bufwack, M. A., & Oermann, R. K. (1993). Finding her voice: The saga of women in country music. Crown.
Carlin, R. (2014). Country music: a biographical dictionary. Routledge.
Cohen, R. D. (2014). Bill Malone, Alan Lomax, and the origins of country music. Journal of American Folklore, 127(504)
Daniel, Wayne W. SAME FACES, DIFFERENT NAMES; The DeZurik Sisters and The Cackle Sisters. hillbillymusic.com
Huber, Libby. (2014) VIBES: The Dezurik Sisters; MN Farm Girls Turned Opry Stars. http://www.western-daughter.com/blog/2014/12/10/the-dezurik-sisters-minnesota-farm-girls-turned-opry-stars
Kohman, L. (2005, Dec 29). Royalton duo sang nationally. St.Cloud Times
Larkin, C. (2006). DeZurik Sisters. In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. : Oxford University Press.
Mazor, Barry. Meeting Jimmie Rodgers : How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2009.
McCusker, K. M. (2008). Lonesome cowgirls and honky-tonk angels: The women of barn dance radio (Vol. 543). University of Illinois Press.
Russell, T. (2021-03-25). “Guitar Blues”/“Sweet Hawaiian Chimes”: The DeZurik Sisters (Caroline and Mary Jane) Vocalion 04704, Conqueror 9252. In Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records. : Oxford University Press.
Stand By! https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WLS/Stand%20By
Wise, T. (2016-10-28). Cowboys and Yodeling. In Yodeling and Meaning in American Music. : University Press of Mississippi.
Wise, T. (2012). From the Mountains to the Prairies and Beyond the Pale: American Yodeling on Early Recordings. Journal of American Folklore, 125(497)
WMFU - DeZurik Sisters mp3s https://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/08/365-days-214---.html
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