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About The Artist
Shorty Long could also play the accordion, and sang both solo and tenor lead in his combo. He was with radio station WEEU in Reading from about 1946 and by 1951, seemed to be still there. His fan mail was said to be phenomenal.
Prior to returning to his hometown of Reading, he had also appeared on the WSIL Hayloft Hoedown and also the WLS National Barn Dance during the Alka-Seltzer sponsored portions. He also played to rave reviews at New York City's Paramount Theatre when he was featured with the Foy Willing Trio on the Andrew Sisters' "Eight-To-The-Bar Ranch Show".
Shorty spent his summers at his Santa Fe Ranch which was on Rt. 422 just outside of Reading. It may have been some place where entertainment was held as they mention he played host to the big names in the entertainment field. He also appeared in the movie, "Powder River Gunfire". He had also just signed a recording contract with RCA Victor then, too. And in his song folio of 1951, was a recent addition to the King record label. And from what we could tell in the song folio, Shorty appears to have been married to Dolly Dimples. However, we could find no mention of the names of the band members.
Credits & Sources
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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| CR-201 | A | Blue Ranger (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| CR-201 | B | Side Saddle Joe (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| CR-202 | A | I Round Up The Stars (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| CR-202 | B | You've Got My Heart In Trouble (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| CR-203 | A | Blue Rose Of The Rio (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| CR-203 | B | I'll Still Go On Loving You (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 46139 | A | Sweeter Than The Flowers (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| 46139 | B | I Love You So Much, It Hurts (w/Santa Fe Rangers) | ||
| 46142 | A | Yesterday's Mail | ||
| 46142 | B | Tennessee Moon | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 1154 | A | Pretend | ||
| 1154 | B | Crying Street Guitar Waltz | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 874 | A | Because The One I Love Has Said Good-bye | ||
| 874 | B | Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers | ||
| 889 | A | Foolish Pride | ||
| 889 | B | Calm, Cool and Collected | ||
| 906 | A | No Wars In Heaven | ||
| 906 | B | Don't Tell My Mommy | ||
| 923 | A | Blinding Tears | ||
| 923 | B | Mama | ||
| 949 | A | Hillbilly Wedding (w/Dolly Dimples) | ||
| 949 | B | I Miss You So (w/Dolly Dimples) | ||
| 953 | A | Goodnight Cincinnati, Good Morning Tennessee | ||
| 953 | B | Just Like Two Drops of Water | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 20-6472 | A | Hey, Doll Baby | ||
| 20-6472 | B | Luscious | ||
| 20-6572 | A | Burnt Toast And Black Coffee | ||
| 20-6572 | B | Vacation Rock | ||
| 20-6804 | A | Another Love Has Ended | ||
| 20-6804 | B | Little White Horse | ||
| 20-6873 | A | I'd Crawl Back If I Could | ||
| 20-6873 | B | You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 1014 | A | Air Mail Special On The Fly | ||
| 1014 | B | After All These Years | ||
| 1015 | A | The Miner's Song | ||
| 1015 | B | Sweet Corrina Blues | ||
| 1023 | A | I Hang My Head and Cry (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1023 | B | That Ain't Right (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1030 | A | Sailor's Hornpipe (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1030 | B | Turkey In The Straw (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1031 | A | Shepard's Schottische (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1031 | B | The Devil's Dream (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1032 | A | Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
| 1032 | B | Boil Them Cabbage Down. (Hoe Down) (w/Riley Shepard) | ||
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| Rec. No. | Side | Song Title | ||
| 4X-0024 | A | Standing In The Station | ||
| 4X-0024 | B | Make With Me De Love | ||
| 4X-0039 | A | Cry Cry Darlin' | ||
| 4X-0039 | B | Hi-Yi | ||
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A native of Reading, Pennsylvania,
Shorty Long was the leader and organizer of the Santa Fe Rangers.
When he was just 14, his parents, who were musically inclined, sent
him to study music at the College of Rome where he got an education
in classical music. They said he graduated cum laude as a violinst.
During that time it seems he had formed a hillbilly music band that shocked his 'serious-
minded' parents and the professors. That classical musical training
just added to the bands musical sounds.
