Arkie Shibley And His Mountain Dew Boys "Mountain Dew Stomp" Mt Dew MD 104 1950

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Arkie Shibley And His Mountain Dew Boys "Mountain Dew Stomp" /"Those Tear Drops" Mt Dew MD 104 1950. Record has some light scratches and wear. Plays great with light background noise in the dead spots on my player. Most of these 78's came from the personal collection of Leon Kelly the Lead Guitarist from Gig Harbor WA. 
From Wikipedia: Jesse Lee Shibley was born in Arkansas and after relocating to the Northwest he acquired the nickname "Arkie" and, around 1948, began hosting a regular country music show on radio station KBRG in Bremerton Washington. He tried to sell his record to 4 Star and was declined so he recorded it on his own label Mt Dew Records. Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys", the line-up being Shibley on rhythm guitar, Leon Kelly on lead guitar, Jackie Hayes on bass and banjo, and Phil Fregon on fiddle. Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys", the line-up being Shibley on rhythm guitar, Leon Kelley on lead guitar, Jackie Hayes on bass and banjo, and Phil Fregon on fiddle. The record became popular and was reissued on 4 Star's Gilt Edge imprint. Shibley's record raced into the country charts in January 1951, peaking at # 5, with cover versions on major labels by Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan on Capitol, Red Foley on Decca and Tiny Hill on Mercury. The Hill version also crossed over to the pop charts (# 29). In 1951 Shibley recorded four sequels to his hit, all performed in a Woody Guthrie-like talking blues style: "Hot Rod Race # 2", "Arkie Meets the Judge (Hot Rod Race # 3)", "The Guy in the Mercury (Hot Rod Race # 4)" and "The Kid in the Model A (Hot Rod Race # 5)". He subsequently disappeared into obscurity."Hot Rod Race" prompted the even more successful answer song "Hot Rod Lincoln", a hit for Charlie Ryan (recorded 1955 and 1959, charted 1960, # 33 pop), Johnny Bond (1960, # 26 pop) and Commander Cody (1972, # 9 pop). Shibley's record also directly influenced Chuck Berry's Maybelline, Gene Vincent's  "Race With The Devil", and the succession of hot rod records by The Beach Boys and others in the early 1960s.