Ten Years After (with Alvin Lee) had the advantage of being showcased at Woodstock, the most famous rock festival ever (see yesterday’s post for the video). That exposure launched their career into the stratosphere. While their success was well deserved, I doubt any of us would remember them today if it wasn’t for Woodstock.
I bring this up because there are a lot of groups that are extremely talented but never break into the big time because they don’t manage to get the exposure that they deserve. Brothers and Sisters out of Austin, Texas is one of those bands. I stumbled onto their music about five years ago and fell in love with it.
Take a look at their website, http://www.thebrothersandsisters.com, for some good background information about the band.
Let me share a couple of songs from their first album….
Unfortunately the group appears to have faded away. I have been unable to find any new music from them beyond the two albums that they produced (Brothers and Sisters and Fortuneately) both of which are available for purchase on their website.
SOMETIMES TALENT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH……..
thebestmusicyouhaveneverheard 
Mike,
Here I am again after taking care of my stepmother (88 years) who has dementia preacox and is wandering.
I just listened to both cd’s from Brothers And Sisters ……. what a pity that they don’t make music anymore (or is it?). I like their music very much (that’s the way for an old “hippie”) and bought both cd’s.
It’s remarkable that only one cd (Fortunately) can be bought at Amazon. However I could even buy their first cd (Brothers And Sisters) at Bol.com in the Netherlands.
My wife and daughter both like this music too, so while I’m writing to you, their music is playing and I’m enjoying it.
Thank you for your story about them. BTW their site is “half dead” 🙂
Kind regards
Gerard
Hi Gerard,
Nice to hear from you again. You have a knack of posting a comment just when I need some encouragement. I have been feeling down about the blog recently and your comment helped me feel better!
Once again you and I find ourselves in similar situations. Each of my parents have been in the hospital during the last three months and it has been my responsibility to step up and take care of them. I don’t know about you but it really feels strange to me to have the parent/child roles start to reverse as my parents get older.
I am sure that it is quite a challenge to take care of a parent with dementia preacox so I will keep you in my thoughts.
I am really glad that you like Brothers and Sisters. I think they are super talented. My favorite song of theirs is Going South. Maybe I like it so much because it is about the part of the US that I live in!
Thanks again for your comments and continuing support for this blog!
Regards,
Mike