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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.
Other early country music stars who recorded the song included Ernest Stoneman (1928), Clayton McMichen (1931), The Callahan Brothers (1934), The Blue Sky Boys (1936), and The Monroe Brothers (1936). [4] The Blue Sky Boys partly rearranged the song and their version appears on the soundtrack of the 1973 film Paper Moon. [11]
The song has been recorded by various artists including Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, [7] Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Elizabeth Mitchell, The Blue Sky Boys, Dickie Bishop and His Sidekicks, [8] and Dale Warland Singers, among others. The song remains a favorite piece performed by various classic choirs with a popular arrangement by Paul Busselberg.
The Blue Sky Boys "The Butcher's Boy" 1940. Peggy Seeger "The Butcher Boy" on Songs of Courting and Complaint 1955. Joan Baez "The Railroad Boy" on Joan Baez Volume 2 1961. Tommy Makem "The Butcher Boy" on Songs of Tommy Makem 1961. Jean Ritchie "Go Dig My Grave" on Precious Memories 1962. Vern Smeiser "The Butcher's Boy" 1963 on Art of Field ...
Blue Sky Boys "Sunny Side of Life" [11] Bluebird 6457: June 16, 1936 () July 31, 1936 () US Hillbilly 1936 #14 15: Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies "The Hesitation Blues" [12] Decca 5266: January 1, 1936 () February 1936 () US Hillbilly 1936 #15 16: Jimmie Davis "Mama's Getting Hot and Papa's Getting Cold" [13]
In 1975, Connell founded and led the Johnson Mountain Boys, playing guitar and singing lead vocals. Other members included Richard Underwood (banjo), David McLaughlin (mandolin), Eddie Stubbs (fiddle) and Gary B Reid (bass). [5] The band ended in 1988 due to road life stresses, but have since played reunion shows and another album Blue Diamond. [6]
In a famous incident, Michael Jackson and Prince performed the song while sharing the stage with Brown and his band at Los Angeles' Beverly Theater in 1983. [8] Other artists who have recorded the song include Gene Chandler, Eddie Harris, and The Blue Sky Boys.