Effective period / Period of releases: 1962

Members: Matthew Crook, Herman Crook, Lewis Crook

In the genre of American Country Music The Crook Brothers Band are truly pioneers. A Charter Member of The Nashville Barn Dance and the Grand Ole Opry, Herman's hoedown band was the first band to join the WSM Barn Dance after Dr. Bate's band. Whereas most bands of the early Grand Ole Opry featured a fiddle as their lead instrument, Herman and his brother Matthew spotlighted the Harmonica. The perfect synchronization of the twin harmonicas was a sound never before heard by most people on the radio. This sound propelled The Crook Brothers to Stardom in the 1920,30,and 40's and set them apart from other bands.