Buchanan Brothers

The Buchanan Brothers were a country vocal group from Missouri, three brothers who grew up singing in church and at family gatherings. They moved to Nashville in the early 1970s, though record labels were initially skeptical about their harmonizing style.

That song's lyrics about a fatherless boy sparked some debate at the time, with listeners split between finding it too sentimental or appreciating its directness. The brothers kept recording through the late 1980s and 1990s, putting out albums like 'High Powered' and 'Proud of the Name on My Back' that mixed traditional country with more contemporary sounds.

They were essentially a family harmony act that found a particular moment in the mid-1980s with one well-known single. The rest of their catalog stayed within the country format without dramatically shifting their approach.