CALLAHAN BROTHERS

CALLAHAN BROTHERS (b. Laurel, N.C.; Walter T. [Joe, gtr, lead voc], January 27, 1910–September 10, 1971 and Homer C. [Bill, mdln, gtr, b, harmony voc], March 27, 1912) A popular brother duo of the 1930s, the Callahans featured both traditional ballads and sentimental songs, and newer blues and jazz-influenced, pop-swing material in their repertoire. Their songbooks and radio broadcasts were quite influential in the South, Midwest, and Southwest through the 1940s. Born in the mountains of…