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The Compton Brothers

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Genres
  
Country

Labels
  
Dot

Active until
  
1975

Genre
  
Country music

Years active
  
1966-1975

Associated acts
  
The Coasters

Active from
  
1966

Record label
  
Dot Records

Past members
  
Bill Compton Harry Compton

Origin
  
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Similar
  
Jeff Christie, Jim Ed Brown, Carl Smith, The Tremeloes

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The Compton Brothers was a duo consisting of brothers Bill and Harry Compton. The group won a talent contest in 1965 sponsored by Columbia Records. Between 1966 and 1975, they recorded for Dot Records, charting in the top 20 of the Hot Country Songs charts with covers of Jumpin' Gene Simmons' "Haunted House" and The Coasters' "Charlie Brown". The band released three albums for Dot.

References

The Compton Brothers Wikipedia