Album, "Fire On the Tracks" - Cate Brothers

 
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Album, "Fire On the Tracks" - Cate Brothers
Cates Bros. Band Album
Cates Bros. Band Album

Album, "Fire On the Tracks" - Cate Brothers

Object number1995.006.07
Date1979
MediumPaper, Ink, Vinyl
DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (31.8 x 31.8 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA Cate Brothers album entitled "Fire on the Tracks". Earl and Ernie Cate are originally from Fayetteville, Arkansas.

    The Cate Brothers is a singer-songwriter-musician duo comprised of Earl and Ernie Cate, twin brothers from Fayetteville, Arkansas. In the 1950s, the Cates associated themselves with the Rockwood Club. The Rockwood Club was owned and operated by fellow Arkansan Ronnie Hawkins and featured some of Rock music’s earliest pioneers such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Conway Twitty. The duo became well known recording artists in the mid-late 1970s and worked with significant artists such as Steve Cropper, Levon Helm, Donald “Duck” Dunn and Timothy B. Schmit. The Cate Brothers were featured on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits in 1979. In recent years, the Cate Brothers have been recording under an independent record label.

    A Cate Brothers Band record album. "Fire on the Tracks" was produced by Atlantic Records in 1979. The album cover features a black and white photograph of the Cate Brothers band members set upon a white background. "Cate Bros. Band" and "Fire on the Tracks" are printed in green text in the upper left corner. A sticker has been attached to the album cover and features a song list and a promotional album explanation. The reverse cover lists song titles and an additional photograph of the band members.
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