["Rocky Top" by the Osborne Brothers]
- Felice Bryant was one half
of a songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.
They were the first independent songwriters in Nashville,
and the first to make their living
solely from that profession.
Felice was born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She married her life partner Boudleaux in 1945,
and they were part of Nashville's rise
to musical preeminence.
You may not know their name, but you certainly know their songs.
Songs like "Hey, Joe," "Love Hurts,"
the most famous bluegrass song in the world "Rocky Top,"
they made their name.
* Rocky top, you'll always be... *
When they met the Everly Brothers in 1957,
with songs like "Wake Up Little Susie,"
"All I Have to Do Is Dream,"
and "Bye Bye Love,"
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant became known all over the world.
["Rocky Top"]