History Music / TheStatlerBrothers

** And a hilarious real life subversion occurred when one of the lines "When The Lights Go On At Wrigley Field" [[HistoryMarchesOn became reality seven years later when they did put electric lights in at Wrigley Field]]. They changed the lyrics to putting a dome over it.

* ObsessionSong: "The Official Historian of Shirley Jean Burrell" comes across as this, given the near-exhaustive knowledge the narrator has of the girl in question. Subverted in the final verse when he has to admit that "The only thing that I don't know is where she is right now."

* LongRunnerLineUp, twice:

* BandOfRelatives: A strange double-subversion. While no one in the group had the last name Statler, Don and Harold Reid ''are'' in fact brothers.

A [[LongRunner long-running]] CountryMusic Quartet (nearly 50 years!) from Staunton, Virginia. Former members are: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Lew [=DeWitt=], and Jimmy Fortune. Yep, there were five of them; Fortune replacing the ailing Lew [=DeWitt=]. The group released "Flowers on the Wall" in 1965, a song that became a huge crossover hit and even netted them a Grammy. From then until the late 1980s, they were a somewhat constant presence on the country charts, scoring even more {{Signature Song}}s along the way, such as "Do You Remember These", "The Class of '57", "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You", "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine", "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" and "Elizabeth".

* ClassReunion: "The Class of '57" gives the rundown on how a group of classmates fared, from millionaire's wife to insane ward to suicide. (Well, except for one: "Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.")

* NostalgiaFilter: Many of their biggest hit songs fit this trope, including "Do You Remember These" (reviving pop culture and personal memories of the late 1930s through late 1950s) and "The Movies" (a roll call of the biggest movie hits and stars, from the earliest days to the then-present 1977). Other "memory-type" songs are more bittersweet, such as "Class of '57," reflecting on classmates who had great success and those who were struggling (or worse).

* NostalgiaFilter: "Do You Remember These" revives the group's favorite memories of the 1950s (and late 1940s).

** And a hilarious real life subversion occurred when one of the lines "When The Lights Go On At Wrigley Field" [[HistoryMarchesOn became reality 7 years later when they did put electric lights in at Wrigley Field]]. They changed the lyrics to putting a dome over it.

* BandOfRelatives: Don and Harold Reid are brothers.

** Well, Madelyn O'Hare isn't going to become a priest[[hottip:*:For those of you who don't know, Ms. O'Hare was a militant atheist.]] any time soon[[hottip:*:Aside from her atheism, she's ''dead''.]], so that still holds.

* SignatureSong: "Flowers on the Wall", most definitely. Plenty more are listed above.

*** Well, Madelyn O'Hare isn't going to become a priest[[hottip:*:For those of you who don't know, Ms. O'Hare was a militant atheist.]] any time soon[[hottip:*:Aside from her atheism, she's ''dead''.]], so that still holds.

** And a hilarious real life subversion occurred when one of the lines "When The Lights Go On At Wrigley Field" became reality 7 years later when they did put electric lights in at Wrigley Field.
*** Well, Madelyn O'Hare isn't going to become a priest[[hottip:*:Second line of the song, for those of you who don't know, Ms. O'Hare was a militant atheist.]] any time soon[[hottip:*:Aside from her atheism, she's ''dead''.]], so that still holds.

** Type 1: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley and Lew [=DeWitt=] from 1955 to 1982 (27 years), when [=DeWitt=] had to quit because of Crohn's Disease.

*** Well, Madelyn Murray O'Hair isn't going to become a priest any time soon, so that still holds.

* StealthInsult: The charmingly snarky "Don't Wait On Me" where a young man promises he'll come back to his lady ... on the day the Fourth of July parade is canceled by a blizzard. Or other equally likely events.

* ClassReunion: "The Class of '57" gives the rundown on how a group of classmates fared, from millionaire's wife to insane ward. (Well, except for one: "Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.")

A long-running CountryMusic Quartet (nearly 50 years!) from Staunton, Virginia. Former members are: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Lew [=DeWitt=], and Jimmy Fortune. Yep, there were five of them; Fortune replacing the ailing Lew [=DeWitt=]. The group released "Flowers on the Wall" in 1965, a song that became a huge crossover hit and even netted them a Grammy. From then until the late 1980s, they were a somewhat constant presence on the country charts, scoring even more {{Signature Song}}s along the way, such as "Do You Remember These", "The Class of '57", "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You", "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine", "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" and "Elizabeth".

** Type 2: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley and Jimmy Fortune from Fortune replacing [=DeWitt=] 1982 to 2004 when the band called it a day (22 years).

* StealthInsult: The charmingly snarky "Don't Wait On Me" where a young man promises he'll come back to his lady ... on the day the Fourth of July parade is canceled by a blizzard. Or other equally likely events.

* ObsessionSong: "The Official Historian of Shirley Jean Burrell" strikes [[YourMileageMayVary some people this way]], given the near-exhaustive knowledge the narrator has of the girl in question. Subverted in the final verse when he has to admit that "The only thing that I don't know is where she is right now."

* ObsessionSong: "The Official Historian of Shirley Jean Burrell" strikes some people this way, given the near-exhaustive knowledge the narrator has of the girl in question. Subverted in the final verse when he has to admit that "The only thing that I don't know is where she is right now."

A long-running CountryMusic Quartet (nearly 50 years!) from Staunton, Virginia. Former members are: Don Reid, Harold Reid, Phil Balsley, Lew [=DeWitt=], and Jimmy Fortune. Yep, there were five of them; Fortune replacing the ailing Lew [=DeWitt=]. The group released "Flowers on the Wall" in 1965, a song that became a huge crossover hit and even netted them a Grammy. From then until the late 1980s, they were a constant presence on the country charts, scoring even more {{Signature Song}}s along the way, such as "Do You Remember These", "The Class of '57", "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You", "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine", "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" and "Elizabeth".