The Two Poor Boys were an American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

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-blues

Blues

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 duo

Duet (music)

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, composed of Joe Evans and Arthur McLain (or McClain). Evans and McLain were performers, based in Tennessee. The Two Poor Boys recorded between 1927 to 1931. Their songs typically featured Evans' laid-back vocals, with a musical approach based on “beautifully matched guitar and mandolin accompaniment”. On some records

Gramophone record

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, they are listed under the pseudonym

Pseudonym

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, 'Colman and Harper'.

Collected songs

Tracks 2-13 recorded May 20, 1931; tracks 14-20 recorded May 21, 1931, in New York City.