November 30, 2012

The Wilburn Brothers were among the most successful and influential sibling duos in the country music industry during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Brothers Virgil Doyle (“Doyle”) Wilburn and Thurman Theodore (“Teddy”) Wilburn, who hailed from Hardy (Sharp County), were stars of the Grand Ole Opry, recording artists with more than thirty albums, recipients of the only “Lifetime Recording Contract” ever given by Decca Records, and hosts of their own nationally syndicated country music show for eleven years.