Few American artists influenced the development of bluegrass harmony as thoroughly and completely as The Blue Sky Boys. Earl and Bill Bolick performed together for 40 years, applying their church-style singing to both sacred and secular material, leaving a mark
Blue Sky Boys
Bill Bolick: October 29, 1917 – March 13, 2008
As reported at the time, William Anderson 'Bill' Bolick, the mandolin-playing, tenor-singing half of the duo known as the Blue Sky Boys, passed away on March 13, in Hickory, North Carolina. He was 90 years old. Born October 29, 1917, and
Bill Bolick remembered
Bill Bolick, who with his brother Earl performed for years as The Blue Sky Boys, was remembered in today's (3/16) edition of The Hickory Record. He passed away on Thursday at the age of 90. He and his late brother, Earl
Bill Bolick passes
We received a sad note this afternoon from Ted Jones (Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys) about the loss of another member of the founding generation of bluegrass music. "I wanted to let you know that earlier today the music world