Sullivan Family

Formed by the end from the 40s, the Sullivan Family became prominent in distributing desire for both gospel and bluegrass. The founders had been brothers Enoch (b. Enoch Hugh Sullivan, 18 Sept 1933, St. Stephens, Alabama, USA; vocals, fiddle, acoustic guitar, mandolin) and Emmett (b. Emmett Austin Sullivan, 23 July 1936, St. Stephens, Alabama, USA, d. 10 Apr 1993, Alabama, USA; acoustic guitar, banjo, bass), and Enoch’s wife, Margie (b. Margie Louise Brewster, 22 January 1933, Winnsboro, Louisiana, USA; electric guitar). The brothers’ dad, Arthur Sullivan, was a cathedral minister plus they was raised hearing gospel music and, on radio, traditional nation music. Margie, as well, noticed both sacred and secular music, and everything were especially inspired by Costs Monroe as well as the Bailes Brothers. After conference at a revival conference in Alabama, Margie and Enoch had been wedded in 1949. The Sullivans started broadcasting in Mississippi and Alabama, carrying on through in to the middle-50s. By this time around they had produced their initial recordings and towards the finish from the 50s documented again, this time around for Loyal Information. They preserved their radio shows and also made an appearance sporadically on tv. The Sullivans acquired fulfilled and befriended both of their early affects (Walter Bailes possessed Loyal) and it had been through Monroe that they started executing at bluegrass celebrations. This is in the past due 60s after that through succeeding years and they continuing this activity and in addition produced a vacation to European countries. Although Enoch, Emmett and Margie continued to be the primary of the group, it had been often extended by other family, included in this the sibling’s dad and their uncle, Jerry Sullivan, Enoch and Margie’s little girl, Lisa, and a cousin, Aubrey Sullivan. Among various other performers and instrumentalists who made an appearance using the Sullivans over time are many who become popular in nation music circles: Joe Stuart, Marty Stuart, Carl Jackson, Pleasure DeVille, Adam Phillips, Joe Make and Earn Sneed. Furthermore to live shows and recordings, the Sullivan Family members help spread the term of their musical actions through a newspapers, Bluegrass Gospel Information, that they founded in 1989. Despite their nationwide fame, the family members hasn’t strayed definately not their roots and in the brand new millennium had been still living near Arthur Sullivan’s Alabama house.