The Marcy Brothers

The Marcy Brothers were an American country music trio formed in Oroville, California, in 1988 and disbanded in 1999. The trio consisted of three brothers: Kevin, Kris and Kendal Marcy.[1] They released two albums for divisions of Warner Music Group and charted six singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest hit was "Cotton Pickin' Time" at No. 34.[2]

The Marcy Brothers
OriginOroville, California, United States
GenresCountry
Years active1988–1999
LabelsWarner Bros.
Atlantic
Associated actsBilly Ray Cyrus
Paul Overstreet
Blake Shelton
Past membersKevin Marcy
Kris Marcy
Kendal Marcy

Music career

The Marcy Brothers' debut album, Missing You, was released on October 23, 1989, on Warner Bros. Records' Nashville division. It reached a peak of No. 75 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The album saw a total of five single charting, including their highest chart single, "Cotton Pickin' Time", which reached No. 34 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 1989. Other releases include "The Things I Didn't Say" (No. 68), "Threads of Gold" (No. 52), "You're Not Even Crying" (No. 70), and the title track (No. 79). Blake Shelton covered "Cotton Pickin' Time" on his 2004 album Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill.

The Marcy Brothers released their self-titled second studio album on July 9, 1991, on Warner Bros.' sister label, Atlantic Records. This album produced the No. 71 "She Can", and the single "Why Not Tonight" which failed to chart,[3] before the trio exited the label and disbanded. Also included on the album was the Don Von Tress composition "Don't Tell My Heart", a song which would later become a five-week Number One on the country charts in 1992 when Billy Ray Cyrus recorded it under the title "Achy Breaky Heart".[4] Kendal has since joined Brad Paisley's road band, the Drama Kings, in which he plays the banjo, keyboards, mandolin, and sings background vocals.

Members
  • Kevin Marcy - vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Kris Marcy - vocals, guitars
  • Kendall Marcy - vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, piano

Discography
  • Missing You (1989)
  • The Marcy Brothers (1991)
  • Nebraska (1999)

References
  1. "The Marcy Brothers Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  2. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1989. p. 83.
  3. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 16, 1991. p. 81.
  4. "The Ones That Got Away". Country Weekly. April 6, 2009.


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