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The LeGarde Twins
Also known asAustralia's Yodeling Stockmen[1]
OriginAustralia
GenresCountry
Folk
Years active1950–?
LabelsRegal Zonophone Records,
American Heritage Records,
Festival Records

The LeGarde Twins are a pair of identical twins, Tom and Ted (b. 15 March 1931, in Mackay, Queensland),[3] from Australia who play country music.[4]

Career

The twins left home at the age of 15 and after trying their luck on the rodeo circuit as cowboys, they began playing music (they both sing and play guitar)[5] and performed throughout Australia (with the nickname "Australia's Yodeling Stockmen"). They were signed to the Rodeo label from 1950 to 1952, after which they released a string of hits in the 1950s on Regal Zonophone Records.[6] In 1957, they left for North America, initially for Canada (they had acknowledged Canadian country singer Wilf Carter, or "Montana Slim", as an influence);[7] they were even rumored to get their own TV show on the Canadian channel CTV.[8] Soon, however, they left for Hollywood, performed on Doye O'Dell's Western Varieties TV shows, and hosted a TV show on KTLA in Los Angeles, before settling down in Nashville.[6] In the 1970s they were touring the United States,[9] part of a revival of interest in the music of the old western movies.[3] In 1972, they signed with American Heritage Records,[10] and in 1980 with the Australian label Festival Records.[11]

In later years, they opened up the LeGarde Twins Country Music Theatre in Twitty City, in Hendersonville, Tennessee; after the death of Conway Twitty, they moved the theatre to the Quality Inn Hall of Fame Hotel in Nashville.[6] They were still active in the first decade of the 21st century, playing in the Nashville Palace in 2007,[12] at the Williamsburg Film Festival in 2008,[13] and at a festival in Franklin, North Carolina in 2008;[14] in 2009 they played with Tommy Cash in Corydon, Indiana.[15]

Movies, TV appearances

Both Ted and Tom were regulars on the 1963 TV show Network. They also both appeared on the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "I, Mudd" (1967).[16][17] In 2009, Ted played the "Old Man Dalton" character in the movie D4, an action-thriller directed by Darrin Dickerson.[17]

Discography

Singles

  • "I Can Almost Touch The Feeling" became their top hit on the Billboard Top 100 Charts (Four Star Records)(1979)"In The Jail House Now" / "As Long As I Live" (Regal Zonophone 10" 78rpm G25401 - date ??)
  • "Daddy's Makin' Records In Nashville / Grady Family Band" (Invitation 101, 19??)[5]
  • "Roll, Rock 'n' Roll That Hula Hoop / HiDi (instrumental)", with Earl Palmer & The Hoopers (Belcanto 45-BC-725, October 1958)[5]
  • "Baby Sitter / Where Can The Lovelight Be" (Liberty F-55266, November 1960)[5]

Albums

  • Brand New
  • Songs of the West[18]
  • Ballads of the Bushlands
  • One Little Letter[7]
  • Down Under Country (1981, Festival)

References

  1. ^ "The Legarde twins (music): Australian's yodelling stockmen with their 1st hillbilly folio". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Williams, Bill (22 July 1971). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. p. 70. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b Tribe, Ivan M. (2006). Country: a regional exploration. Greenwood. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-313-33026-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin encyclopedia of country music. Virgin. ISBN 978-0-7535-0236-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d "Legarde Twins". Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ a b c "LeGarde Twins". Country Music Planet. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Legarde Twins: One Little Letter". Venerablemusic.com. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When television was young: primetime Canada 1952–1967. U of Toronto P. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-8020-6647-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  9. ^ "Nashville Scene". Billboard. 5 December 1970. p. 51. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ "Nashville Scene". Billboard. 11 March 1972. p. 49. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ "Aussie Deal for LeGarde Twins". Billboard. 5 December 1981. p. 79. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ "Heroes & Legends Benefit, Aug. 26". Country Weekly. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ "The Williamsburg Film Festival 2008". The Thunder Child. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  14. ^ Wheeler, Tony (9 June 2008). "Recording stars to perform concerts for Franklin's all-day Fourth of July festivities". The Macon County News. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ "Schedule". Legrande Twins. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  16. ^ "Tom LeGarde". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  17. ^ a b "Ted LeGarde". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. ^ "Le Garde Twins - Songs of the West". Starlite Records. Retrieved 1 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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