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 " Those Flying Saucers", was used in the opening scene of the 2009 animated release Monsters vs. Aliens.
Their releases were under two different artist names: "The Buchanan Brothers 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 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 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 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 July 16, 1947D7-VB-1293-1A

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