brother-acts · mcdonald1973-lilly-brothers

Also representing the "mountain" branch of hillbilly music in the thirties were the appearance and popularity of many brother acts. These groups, such as the Morris Brothers, the Delmore Brothers, the Dixon Brothers, the Callahan Brothers, the Monroe Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, and, later, the Lilly Brothers, represent the stylistic development that is embodied today in bluegrass music. In general, these duos featured harmony singing based in the southern rural tradition, plus guitar and mandolin accompaniments ... In mournful, extremely tight harmony, the closest ever in country music, they sang traditional songs of death, sorrow, and unrequited love.