◇ image via WikipediaThe Statler Brothers
The Statler Brothers is a Country act. Their sound grew out of Smiley Burnette, Marshall Grant, Me and Bobby McGee and Johnny Cash. Those roots explain a lot about how The Statler Brothers arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ed Bruce, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Bare, Conway Twitty and Gene Watson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into At Folsom Prison, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around The Statler Brothers, reaching back through Smiley Burnette and forward to At Folsom Prison. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Statler Brothers were an American vocal group from Staunton, Virginia. Formed in 1955, they went on to become the opening act and backup singers for Johnny Cash, which led to their own successful career.
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The Statler Brothers connections
The Statler Brothers grew out of Smiley Burnette, Marshall Grant, Me and Bobby McGee and Johnny Cash, shares an orbit with Ed Bruce, The Oak Ridge Boys, Bobby Bare and Conway Twitty, went on to shape At Folsom Prison. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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