Sam and Kirk McGee were one of the earliest country music duos. During the nearly six decades they were active, the McGees performed and recorded as a duo and in conjunction with Uncle Dave Macon's Fruit Jar Drinkers, Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and fiddler Arthur Smith. One of the first acts to become members of the Grand Ole Opry, Sam and Kirk McGee continued to share their unique hybrid of old-timey country music and blues with enthusiastic audiences until the mid-1970s.
Raised on a family farm in Franklin, Tennessee, south of Nashville, the McGees inherited their musical skills from their father, who played fiddle. As youngsters, they often accompanied their father on banjo. By the time they were teenagers, Sam and Kirk were performing at local dances for as little as ten cents apiece.
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