the Acorn Sisters

Cincinnati, late 1950s - 1970s

The Acorn Sisters started as three girls,, Rosemarie, Evelyn, and Goldie. Were they really sisters or related? We're not sure. The real names were Goldie Brown, Evelyn Bowen, and possibly Rosemarie Knight. According to all the ads and info from the time, they were from Cincinnati, but a couple online sources state they were from Kentucky. 

The girls were teenagers when they started. They were the main act for the Acorn label from Cincinnati, who gave them their name.

The group recorded several 45s for Acorn. Their first 45 "Real Gone" is an excellent rockabilly 45, their most rockin' recording. Their later records are country and gospel. Label owner Joe Grieshop wrote many of the original songs.

By 1967 the group was a duo of Evelyn and Goldie. They performed locally, and did background vocals on a few local recordings. 

Rosemarie had a solo 45 in the mid 1960s.

Discography:
Real Gone / We're Drifting Farther Apart - Acorn 593/4, 1959
Straws In The Wind ; The Ties That Bind / We're Drifting Farther Apart ; Blue Tennessee Rain - Acorn 160/1, 1960
(Meet Him Tonight) At The Lighthouse ; I'm Going Blind (so I Can See) / Sweet Sunday Bells ; Which Way Lord? - Acorn 260, 1960
Doctor In The Sky ; Where Will I Shelter My Sheep ; Alpha And Omega / All Things Are Possible ; Put Your House In Order ; How I Love Jesus - Starday 119, 1960
Where Will I Shelter My Sheep / Alpha And Omega - Acorn 159, 1961
Silent Night ; Joy To The World / Away In A Manger ; The First Noel - Acorn 161, 1961
Cast Your Bread Upon The Water ; Empty Hands / Knocking On God's Door ; God's Will - Acorn 1-62, 1962
Do Lord ; Roses Have Thorns / Twisted Words ; Come Back To Me - Acorn 2-62, 1962
Red Long Fingernails / Cotton Fields - Acorn 1-63, 1963
Misfortune Number Three / After All - Boone 1033, 1965
Wait Until Tomorrow / Heartache Take A Break - Boone 1048, 1966
Let's Both Share The Blame / I've Had All I Can Take - Derby Town A37, early 1970s
Where Will I Shelter My Sheep / Boat Of Life (by George Jones) - Starday 591, Split artists 45, "Gospel Hall Of Fame Series"
Where Will I Shelter My Sheep - Starday 128, 1960  (one song on a six song EP, other songs by different artists)
At The Lighthouse - Starday 142, 1960 (one song on a six song EP, other songs by different artists)

Rosemarie Acorn:
Mud-Puddle Road / Stepping Stones - Acorn 366, 1966