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Grady Family Band

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Hey this is Bonapartess ( www.myspace.com/bonapartess ), and Im setting up this website in memory of my late father Vernon Grady. He loved music and could play any instrument handed him. As a child, his family created a bluegrass band and actually got signed to Columbia to release a record single. The family traveled around playing in contests and frequently came in first place and became well known around the state. After years of searching, we finally discovered these songs (please see the blog entry for the special thanks extended to countysales.com and juneberry78s.com ), and wanted them available on the net with all the information I could provide.
The Grady Family Band consisted of Will Grady, his wife Elva, his daughter Ethel Mae, and his two sons Vernon (my father) and Paul. The last living member of the troupe, Paul, died at age 84 on June 20th, 2008. Graveside service was held at Salem United Methodist Church.
Mr Grady taught the boys to play, and at one point early in his life, played the organ for silent movie theatres. Vernon and Paul later grew up to play with big bands of the 1940's, playing the trumpet and trombone respectively, playing with such names as Sammy Graham, Hal Wasson, Mary Marshal, Troy Crouch, Frank Love, and potentially Les Brown if Vernon had not been drafted into the War (WW2). Vernon has played with or opened up for the likes of Tommy Dorsey, Les Paul, and Louis Armstrong.
They recorded these two songs in Atlanta Georgia on December 7th, 1930. Side A was Carolina's Best, and Side B was Gold Diggers. It was originally released as a record single in 1930 by Columbia, label number 15633-D.
If anyone has any information on this band please please please let me know.
Cliffside Historical Society article by Don Bailey
great new version of Carolina's Best
http://www.myspace.com/carolinacatbirds



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Member Since: 10/22/2007
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/gradyfamilyband
Band Members: The Grady Family Band consisted of Will Grady, his wife Elva, his daughter Ethel Mae, and his two sons Vernon (my father) and Paul.
Influences: American roots music and rural life
Sounds Like: similar to other rural-music bands of the golden era of Old Time Music
Record Label: 1930 Columbia
Type of Label: Major

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Carolina Catbirds new version of Carolina’s Best

http://www.myspace.com/carolinacatbirds
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:41:00 GMT

June 20th, 2008 Paul Grady passed away

The last living member of the Grady Family Band, Paul Grady, my father's brother and my uncle, passed away today. Services are planned as early as tomorrow at Sossomans Funeral Home.
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:31:00 GMT

Special thanks to the following sources

I would like to extend a special thanks to the two following sources, both of which provided me with one song each. I got the Side A Carolina's Best single from a CD ordered from http://www.countysale...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:28:00 GMT