Trivia

Jim Ed died in 2015. Bonnie died July 16, 2016 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Their recording of "Here Today and Gone Tomorrow" made it into Billboard's country Top 10. They were signed by RCA Records in 1956, and had more success with "I Take the Chance" and "I Heard the Bluebirds Sing". They crossed over into pop, folk and R&B, including the number 1 hit "The Three Bells".

Members included Jim Ed Brown, older sister Maxine Brown, and younger sister Bonnie Brown.

1950s country family singing group.

The group disbanded in 1968, and Jim Ed and Maxine pursued solo careers.

They were from Sparkman, Arkansas.They began singing at school and church functions. In 1952, Maxine entered Jim Ed in a talent contest, but he lost to a harmonica player. The radio station that ran the contest was impressed anyway and made him a regular. Maxine soon joined him on stage and in TV appearances and the duo began recording hits. 18-year-old sister Bonnie joined them in 1955.

They helped define the Nashville sound of the 1950s and '60s. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.