KARL AND HARTY

KARL AND HARTY ( Karl Victor Davis , b. near Mount Vernon, Ky., December 17, 1905–May 29, 1979 [mdln, voc], and Hartford Connecticut Taylor , b. near Mount Vernon, Ky., April 11, 1905–October 1963 [gtr, voc]) Karl and Harty , although not related by blood, were an influential duo in the brother-act mold who were members of the cast of the popular NATIONAL BARN DANCE radio show in the 1930s, influencing other acts such as THE BLUE SKY BOYS. Childhood friends from rural Kentucky, Karl and Harty…