Buchanan Brothers

The Buchanan Brothers were two brothers, Chester and Lester Buchanan, who recorded country music during the 1940s on the RCA Victor label. They had a top ten hit, "Atomic Power", released in August 1946; this song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Atomic Café. Another song, 1947's "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers", was used in the opening scene of the 2009 animated release Monsters vs. Aliens.

The Buchanan Brothers

Their releases were under two different artist names: "The Buchanan Brothers (Chester and Lester) Singing with Orchestra" and "Buchanan Brothers and the Georgia Catamounts."

They are not to be confused with the pop-rock trio by that name from the late 1960s, which included Terry Cashman, Gene Pistilli, and Tommy West.

Discography

Catalog NumberTitleDate RecordedSerial Number
20-2553BThe Heartsick BluesAugust 22, 1944D7-VB-1294-1A
20-3045ADon’t Dog Me ‘Round!August 22, 1944D7-VB-1295-1A
20-2743AHigh Tempered MamaSeptember 29, 1944D7-VB-1297-1A
20-3191AHootin – Nanny PapaSeptember 29, 1944D7-VB-1296-1A
20-2129A/33-0523AMama, I’m SickDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-492-1A
20-2129B/33-0536BBlow, Forty Seven, BlowDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-494-1A
33-0523BI Got WorriesDecember 20, 1944D4-VB-493-1A
33-0536AThem Good Old Times are Comin’ Back AgainDecember 20, 1944D4-AB-491-1A
33-0531AColin Kelly, Will You Tell the Boys Up YonderJune 19, 1945D5-AB-419-1A
33-0531BTroubles in my HeartJune 19, 1945D5-AB-420-1A
33-0541AHurry, Johnny, HurryJune 19, 1945D5-AB-421-1A
33-0541BThe Bottom Fell Out of the SkyJune 19, 1945D5-AB-418-1A
20-1953B(When I Put On My) Long White RobeNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-965-1A
20-2106AAm I Still P-A-R-T of Your H-E-A-R-TNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-964-1A
20-2264BMy Little Boy BlueNovember 27, 1945D5-AB-963-1A
20-2891BWould You Cry?November 27, 1945D5-AB-962-1A
20-1850AAtomic PowerMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1357-1A
20-1850BSinging an Old HymnMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1358-1A
20-2264A(Don’t Cry) My Coney Island BabyMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1359-1A
20-3191BThen You’ll Be the One to CryMarch 19, 1946D6-VB-1356-1A
20-1953AShut That GateAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2623-1A
20-2106BLeft by the WaysideAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2626-1A
20-2743BJust Hangin’ OnAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2625-1A
20-3045BYou’ll Never Take Away My DreamsAugust 7, 1946D6-VB-2624-1A
20-2385A(When You See) Those Flying SaucersJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1290-1A
20-2385BThe Silver MeteorJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1291-1A
20-2553AThere is a Power Greater Than AtomicJuly 16, 1947D7-VB-1292-1A
20-2891AThe Steam That Blows the Whistle (Never Turns the Wheel)July 16, 1947D7-VB-1293-1A

Personnel

  • August 22, 1944: Violin/Leader: Mac Ceppos; Guitar: Tony Gottuso & Lester Buchanan; Mandolin: Chester Buchanan; Accordion: Edwin Smith; Bass: Julie M. Bedra.
  • September 29, 1944: Violin/Leader: Mac Ceppos; Guitar: Lester Buchanan & Tony Gottuso; Mandolin: Chester Buchanan; Accordion: Edwin Smith; Bass: Sol Braun; Piano: Bob Miller.
  • December 20, 1944: New York Studio No. 1; Time: Orchestra (9:30 to 12:30), Studio (9:00 to 1:00), (EK-9:00 to 11:00), (JM-11:00 to 1:00); Miss Van Sciver and Mr. Bob Miller present. Leader & Violin: Mac Ceppos; Guitar: Tony Gatusso & Lester Buchanan; Mandolin: Chester Buchanan; Bass Violin: Lester Braun.
  • June 19, 1945: New York Studio No. 2; Bob Miller present; Union Musicians Used; Time: 9:00 to 12:00; Violin/Leader: Mac Ceppos; Trumpet: William A. Graham; Bass Violin: Lester Braun; Steel Guitar: Samuel Persoff; Violin: Edward Asherman; Electric Guitar & Clarinet: Edwin H. Grosso.
  • November 27, 1945: A & R Rep: Mr. S.H. Sholes; Studio: New York No. 1; Union Musicians Used; Time: 7:30 P.M. to 10:30 P.M.; Violin/Leader: Mac Ceppos; Violin: Val Olman; Bass: Lester Braun; Trumpet: George Erwin; Guitar: Anthony Gottuso; Guitar: Andy Sannella; Piano: Bob Miller.
  • March 19, 1946: A & R Rep: Messers. Sholes and Case; Studio: New York No. 2; Union Musicians Used; Time: 9:30 to 12:30; Violin/Leader: Bertrand Hirsch; Violin: Samuel Raitz; Guitar: Arthur S. Ryerson, Jr.; Clarinet: Sal Franzella; Bass: William Feinbloom; Steel Guitar: Ed. McMullen; Drums: Chauncey Morehouse.
  • August 7, 1946: A & R Rep: Mr. S.H. Sholes; Studio: New York No. 1; Union Musicians Used; Time: 5:30 P.M. to 9:00 (plus 1 hr. set up); Leader/Violin: Bertrand Hirsch; Violin: Edward O. South; Sax: Sal Franzella; Bass: Lester Braun; Trumpet: Henry Lewis; Guitar: Anthony Gottuso & Vincent Maffei; Piano: Nick Tagg; Drums: Jack Saunders.
  • July 16, 1947: A & R Rep: Messrs S. Sholes & C. Grean; Studio: New York No. 2; Union Musicians Used; Time: 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.; Guitar: Lester Buchanan; Mandolin: Chester Buchanan; Electric Guitar: Edwin Grosso; Guitar: Arthur Ryerson; Bass: Charles Grean.

References

All of the above information comes from the RCA Victor ledger/studio sheets, which are currently housed at the BMG Music Archives.

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