# King Brothers | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 19:40 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: King Brothers
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `king-brothers`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 19:40 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-c4c7d2eb990cf927
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2588
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 3
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 6.5 Jive, and Mais Oui
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The King Brothers were Alan and Lester King, who started playing together in the early 1950s. Their song '6.5 Jive' became a national hit in 1956. Alan played trumpet while Lester handled vocals. They recorded albums like '6.5 Special' in 1956 and 'The King Brothers Live at the Apollo' in 1963. Another track people remember is 'Mais Oui.' Their interracial marriage and support for civil rights drew criticism at the...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 6.5 Jive — https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers/65-jive
2. Mais Oui — https://lyroverse.com/king-brothers/mais-oui