The Marcy Brothers were an American

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trio formed in

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, in 1983 and disbanded in 1999. The trio consisted of three brothers: Kevin, Kris, and Kendal Marcy. They released two albums for divisions of Warner Music Group and charted six singles on the ''

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'' country charts. Their highest hit was "Cotton Pickin' Time" at No. 34.

Music career

The Marcy Brothers' debut album, ''Missing You'', was released on October 23, 1989, on

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' Nashville division. The album peaked at No. 75 on the Billboard

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chart and saw a total of five single charting, including their highest chart single, "Cotton Pickin' Time", which reached No. 34 on the

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(now

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) chart in 1989. Other single releases include "The Things I Didn't Say", "Threads of Gold", "You're Not Even Crying", and the title track.

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covered "Cotton Pickin' Time" on his 2004 album '' Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill''. On July 9, 1991, the group released their self-titled second studio album on Warner Bros.' sister label,

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. This album produced the singles "She Can" and "Why Not Tonight" 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

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recorded it under the title "

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". Kendal has since joined

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's road band, the Drama Kings, in which he plays the banjo, keyboards, mandolin, and sings background vocals.

After "Achy Breaky Heart"

After "

" became a big hit for

, the Marcys had a lot of press asking them about the song. Even making appearances on shows like

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and

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. But the Marcys stated that they have not animosity against Cyrus.

Members

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

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

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