Blue Sky Boys
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1973
Brother acts have long been popular in country music and Bill and
Earl Bolick formed one of the most influential ever. With tight harmony
singing, accompanied by a simple guitar and mandolin, the Bolick's
sound can be heard clearly in such groups as the classic country act
the Louvin Brothers and Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame members the Everly
Brothers. The Blue Sky Boys were active from the mid-1930s to mid-1950s,
when changing styles caught up with them and they retired from full-time
touring and took jobs at the post office. This photograph was taken
at one of their occasional reunions.
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