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The Blue Sky Boys were an American country music duo comprised of the
brothers Earl Bolick (b. 16 November 1919 - d. 19 April 1998) and Bill
Bolick (b. 28 October 1917), whose careers spanned over forty years.
The brothers were raised in East Hickory, North Carolina, in a family of
six children. Their parents, who were deeply religious, taught them to sing
hymns and gospel music while children. A neighbour taught Bill to play
banjo, and Earl soon followed suit, though he would eventually decide on
the guitar instead. The pair performed as a duo locally, and Bill played
with an ensemble called The Crazy Hickory Nuts, who began playing on
Asheville radio in 1935. Soon after this, Bill and Earl teamed with fiddle
player Homer Sherrill to form The JFG Coffee Boys, also scoring slots on
Asheville's radio station. After a few years, they moved to Atlanta and
performed as The Blue Ridge Hillbillies.
While in Atlanta, the brothers and Sherrill parted
