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The Blue Sky Boys were an American country music duo consisting of the brothers Earl Bolick (November 16, 1919 – April 19, 1998) and Bill Bolick (October 28, 1917 – March 13, 2008), whose careers spanned over forty years.
1938 – Blue Sky Boys – "Katie Dear", Bluebird BB B-7661, Montgomery Ward Records MW M-7468. Reissued on The Blue Sky Boys, The Very Best of Classic Country Remastered JSP Records JSP7782 (2007). 1938 – The Carter Family – "Who's The Knockin' On My Window", Decca De 5612, Montgomery Ward MW M-8071, Melotone (Canada) MeC 45275.
1936 in country music, First recordings by Ernest Tubb; formation of the Monroe Brothers (Charlie and Bill) and the Blue Sky Boys. "Mexicali Rose" [16] by Gene Autry Top Country Record. 1937 in country music, Beginning of Renfro Valley Barn Dance. "Steel Guitar Rag" [17] recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Top Country Record.
Stacker surveyed Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1975 to highlight the top 50 songs turning 50 in 2025. See which hits made the list.
The Delmore Brothers, together with other brother duos such as the Louvin Brothers, the Blue Sky Boys, the Monroe Brothers (Birch Monroe, Charlie Monroe and Bill Monroe), the McGee Brothers, and The Stanley Brothers, had a profound impact on the history of country music and American popular music.
After Cowboy's dissolution in the late 1970s, Boyer continued to play music. He briefly moved to Los Angeles, where he wrote songs with Ricky Hirsch from Wet Willie, and produced an album for a band called the Sky Boys. He later joined a band called Locust Fork, and then another band called the Convertibles which briefly reunited him with Talton.
In a 1968 issue of Guitar Player, rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix said of Wills and the Playboys: "I dig them. The Grand Ole Opry used to come on, and I used to watch that. They used to have some pretty heavy cats, some heavy guitar players." In fact, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys only performed on the Opry twice: in 1944 and 1948.
The Blind Boys of Alabama sang backing vocals on "Sky Blue" The origins of "Sky Blue" date back to the 1980s around 15 years before the song's eventual release on Up in 2002. Gabriel first developed the main riff, which he earmarked for future use. He recorded a version of the song for the Us album in 1992, but it went unused.