MORRIS BROTHERS, THE

MORRIS BROTHERS, THE ( Wiley Andrew Morris , February 1, 1919–September 22, 1990 [gtr, voc], and Zeke Edward Morris , May 9, 1916–August 5, 1999 [mdln, voc]; both b. Old Fort, N.C.) The Morris Brothers are a North Carolina brother act who are the missing link between the 1930s close-harmony acts and the BLUEGRASS bands of the later 1940s. Elder brother Zeke first worked professionally as a guitarist and vocalist with J. E. MAINER 's Mountaineers , a nostalgic country string band of the…