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A pair of sisters, Janis
and Kristine Oliver, who toiled for about twenty years to become an
overnight sensation. They named
themselves after the title of a Byrds
album. Songs such as "Blue
to the Bone", "Chains of Gold", "Satisfy You",
"Midnight Girl/Sunset Town" and a cover of The Beatles' "I
Feel Fine" peppered the charts in the late '80s. Their success turned out to be a
double-edged sword: Constrained
by studio expectations, the Sweethearts emigrated
from Columbia Records to Sugar Hill, enabling them the freedom to return to
their roots, including bluegrass and folk, and produce their own records. They also opened their own clothing
store in their home town of Franklin, Tennessee. Janis was married to country sensation
Vince Gill from 1980-1997. Kristine
married Blue Steel guitarist Leonard Arnold. Their last album was Anthology (2000).
Sweethearts of the Rodeo recordings
I Feel Fine (John
Lennon/Paul McCartney)
Sources:
- http://www.cbu.edu/~bkarnold/sotr/bio.htm
- http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/
- http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/sweethearts_of_the_rodeo/bio.jhtml
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweethearts_of_the_Rodeo
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