The Armstrong Twins

The Armstrong Twins were a bluegrass and country duo consisting of the twins Floyd and Lloyd Armstrong.^[1] They were born on January 24, 1930, in De Witt, Arkansas to a musical family, and active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s.^[1]

They were one of several brother duos of their era, of which they were the only twins.^[1] Initially they both played guitar; but after randomly picking an instrument at a pawn shop in 1938 at his father's behest ("It's a wonder I didn't pick a tuba"), Lloyd started to play the mandolin and sing harmony, while Floyd played the guitar and sang lead.^[1]

Their biggest hit is the Mandolin Boogie.^[1] They became active again in the 1980s.^[1]

Recording of the Stuck up Blues, followed by the Mandolin Booglie and then by a fiddle tune Bill Cheatum, by the Armstrong Twins. Harold Hensley was the announcer on a show called Hometown Jamboree on July 4, 1949.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Armstrong Twins". mustrad.org.uk. Music Traditions. Retrieved 13 July 2017. Article MT107 - from Musical Traditions No 5 (6), Early 1986

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