What happened to the Statlers?

Balsley and Don Reid continue to reside in Staunton, as did Harold Reid until his death in April 2020; Fortune, though, relocated to Nashville, where he continues his music career as a solo artist, having released three albums under his own name. The Statlers remain one of the most awarded acts in the history of country music.

How did the Statler Brothers start?

Gospel music is where the Statler Brothers started. Unlike many of their peers, though, they continued recording religious songs even after finding secular success. The group released this classic hymn as a single to promote a pair of gospel albums based on the Old and New Testament respectively.

What does the Statler Brothers song sound like?

The Statler Brothers’ best-known song sounds like everything and nothing you’ve ever heard. An almost surreal concoction of bluegrass banjo, barbershop quartet-ready harmonies and vivid, eccentric poetry written by Statler tenor Lew DeWitt, the group’s first charting single is a slice of 1960’s Americana – in that term’s original sense.