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The Davis Sisters
12+ albums
countryrockabillygospelAllclassic country
about
There are at least two artists sharing the name The Davis Sisters: 1) A country music trio formed in 1949 consisting of Betty Jack Davis, Skeeter Davis and Georgia Davis and 2) A black gospel family trio formed in 1945 with these original members: Ruth "Baby Sis" Davis, Thelma Davis and Audrey Davis. 1) The Davis Sisters were one of the original female country groups. The Davis Sisters were not actually related; Skeeter Davis's real name was Mary Frances Penick, but she adopted the stage name of Skeeter Davis. Betty Jack and Skeeter met each other in high school. They began to immediately form a close relationship and had a close musical relationship as well. Eventually, realizing that they had the same goals and ideas that they would someday be in the music business, singing and recording records, they decided that they would create their own duo group. The Davis Sisters was thus created. The duo began appearing regularly on radio shows in Cincinnati and Detroit. They first started recording in Detroit. In 1953, they landed a recording contract with RCA Records. While recording for RCA, the sessions were backed up by future record producer Chet Atkins. That same year, they released their first single called "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know". The song was mournful and heartbreaking and became a #1 Country hit for the Davis Sisters, as well as a top ten Pop hit. Their duo harmonies mixed the sound of the old Appalachian harmonies of the Delmore Brothers to the more pop i
top songs
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I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
8,8232I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Remastered
2,5843The Christmas Boogie
9084Sorrow And Pain
8355Rock-A-Bye Boogie
7936Everlovin'
6907Christmas Boogie
6278Foggy Mountain Top
6089I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know - Digitally Remastered
60510Fiddle Diddle Boogie
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