The Armstrong Twins
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The Armstrong Twins were a bluegrass and country duo consisting of the twins Floyd and Lloyd Armstrong.[1] They were born on January 24, 1930, in De Witt, Arkansas to a musical family, and active mostly in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]
They were one of several brother duos of their era, of which they were the only twins.[1] Initially they both played guitar; but after randomly picking an instrument at a pawn shop in 1938 at his father's behest ("It's a wonder I didn't pick a tuba"), Lloyd started to play the mandolin and sing harmony, while Floyd played the guitar and sang lead.[1]
Their biggest hit is the Mandolin Boogie.[1] They became active again in the 1980s.[1]
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[edit]- Obituary for Floyd and Lloyd's mother Lois. Mentions that both her sons died before her death in 2006.
- Photo of Floyd's gravestone in Grapevine, Arkansas.
- Musical Traditions: The Armstrong Twins
- Biography from Country Music Television
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- 1930 births
- People from DeWitt, Arkansas
- American country music duos
- Apex Records artists
- American bluegrass music groups
- American bluegrass guitarists
- American bluegrass mandolinists
- 1999 deaths
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American singers
- American male guitarists
- Country musicians from Arkansas
- 20th-century American male singers
- 1994 deaths
- United States country musical group stubs