BLUE SKY BOYS, THE

BLUE SKY BOYS, THE ( Bill Bolick , b. Hickory, N.C., October 28, 1917; Earl Bolick , b. Hickory, N.C., November 16, 1919–April 19, 1998) One of the archetypal brother acts of the 1930s, The Blue Sky Boys were perhaps the purest vocal-harmony duo ever. Lacking the bluesy style of THE ALLEN BROTHERS, THE CARLISLE BROTHERS, or THE DELMORE BROTHERS , or the raw excitement of The Monroe Brothers, The Blue Sky Boys performed a combination of sentimental and traditional songs in tight harmonies that…