# Favorite Musical Familes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395 "2008-09-13T03:39:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/1 "2008-09-13T03:39:48Z")
1. **The Thompsons** Richard, Linda, and Teddy. Richard and Linda were great as a duo in the '70’s. Lately, Linda has released some great solo work. Teddy has firmly established himself apart from his parents. Richard Thompson is my favorite artist and can’t do anything wrong, IMO. 2. **The Williamses** The Hanks and Holly, too. Hank, Sr. was a songwriting genius, although his voice is an acquired taste. Hank, Jr. is overly criticized because he is not his dad. Hank III is trying to be his granddad reincarnate and not doing badly. Holly is the wink link as she is a Lillith Fair wannabe. 3. **The Carter-Cashes** The Carter Family. Mother Maybelle was a guitar goddess. June Carter wasn’t bad. Johnny Cash is a legend. June had Carlene and Johnny had Roseanne. Carlene’s ex-husband is the great Nick Lowe. Roseanne’s ex-husband is the singer-songwriter, Rodney Crowell. With that pedigree, I wonder why the next generation didn’t get into the family business. ---
**Author:** ![KRSOradio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/0ea827/32.png) [@KRSOradio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRSOradio)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/2 "2008-09-13T04:33:15Z")
I have to say Rosanne Cash is BRILLIANT. She is even better than her father. Her CD “Interiors” is so eeriely good you’ll have bad dreams after listening to it. I don’t know how many have to be in a family but Judy Garland / Minnelli are good, and while they have excellent voices, I tend to think of both of them as actresses who sing well, rather than singers first. Are you looking for families or generations, cause there were a lot of good sister acts in the 50s and before, such as the Andrews Sisters and the McGuire Sisters etc etc… ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/3 "2008-09-13T04:40:15Z")
> [@KRSOradio](#): > > Are you looking for families or generations, cause there were a lot of good sister acts in the 50s and before, such as the Andrews Sisters and the McGuire Sisters etc etc… Either/or ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/4 "2008-09-13T04:46:03Z")
The Wainright bunch – Loudon III, Rufus, Lucy, Martha. Let’s not forget the Marleys – Bob, Rita, Cedella, Ziggy, Damian, Ky-Mani, Julian, Stephen, geez am I missing any? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/5 "2008-09-13T05:31:56Z")
> [@Simmerdown](#): > > The Wainright bunch – Loudon III, Rufus, Lucy, Martha. Don’t forget the other half of the Wainwright bunch: Kate (Rufus and Martha’s mother) and Anna McGarrigle. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/6 "2008-09-13T05:33:53Z")
Oh, and the Bachs are pretty famous, too. And not just Johann Sebastian and a couple of his kids. [The Bach family](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_family) was important in German music for almost 2 centuries. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/7 "2008-09-13T06:51:03Z")
Would Gladys Knight & the Pips count? (Brother, sister, 2 cousins.) If so, they’d be my number 3. Pointer Sisters 2. Carter-Cash (in that order). ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/8 "2008-09-13T07:06:12Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Don’t forget the other half of the Wainwright bunch: Kate (Rufus and Martha’s mother) and Anna McGarrigle. Not to mention the Roches, who are related somehow to that bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/9 "2008-09-13T07:14:54Z")
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/10 "2008-09-13T12:38:12Z")
Ah, my steprelatives the Taylors–Alex, James, Kate, Livingston & Hugh. And James’s ex-wife & in-law’s the Simons–Carly, Lucy & Joanna There’s the Baez’s, Joan and younger sister Mimi and Mimi’s late husband Richard Farina. And of course the Brothers Lloyd Webber–Andrew & Julian. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/11 "2008-09-13T14:22:46Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > Not to mention the Roches, who are related somehow to that bunch. Lucy Wainwright’s mother is Suzzy Roche. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/12 "2008-09-13T14:24:41Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Oh, and the Bachs are pretty famous, too. And not just Johann Sebastian and a couple of his kids. [The Bach family](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach_family) was important in German music for almost 2 centuries. And how about all those Strausses? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/13 "2008-09-13T15:11:22Z")
> [@Simmerdown](#): > > The Wainright bunch – Loudon III, Rufus, Lucy, Martha. There’s also [Sloan Wainwright](http://www.sloanwainwright.com/), Loudon Wainwright III’s sister. jayjay mentioned the McGarrigle sisters earlier. [QUOTE=Krokodil] Not to mention the Roches, who are related somehow to that bunch. [/QUOTE] Loudon Wainwright III divorced Kate McGarrigle (mother to Rufus and Martha) and married Suzzy (pronounced like “fuzzy”) Roche, sister to Maggie and Terre and one of the [The Roches](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roches). Their daughter is [Lucy Wainwright Roche](http://www.myspace.com/lwrlwr). Ack, on preview, jayjay beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/14 "2008-09-13T16:18:58Z")
The Beach Boys, brothers Brian, Dennis & Carl Wilson and cousin Mike Love. The Wilson brother’s marriages included: Brian to Marilyn Rovell, who was a member of the Honeys. That marriage produced daughters Carnie & Wendy, two-thirds of the group Wilson Phillips. Dennis to Karen Lamm, who had been married to Robert Lamm, founding member of Chicago. Also had a long time relationship with Christie McVie of Fleetwood Mac. Carl to Anne Hinsche, sister of Billy Hinsche of Dino, Desi & Billy fame, then to Gina Martin, Dean Martin’s daughter & Dino Martin’s sister. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/15 "2008-09-13T18:02:39Z")
Paul and [Mike McCartney](http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com/2008/07/scaffold-music.html)\*. Ray and Dave Davies. The Cowsills. 🙂 George and Ira Gershwin. \*Stage name: Mike McGear ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/16 "2008-09-13T20:34:54Z")
Derek, Ray, and Phil Shulman of Gentle Giant. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/17 "2008-09-14T00:04:30Z")
There’s also Tim and Jeff Buckley. All these folks are related and are, or once were, part of the Irish group **[Clannad](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clannad)**: Members: Máire Ní Bhraonáin (now known as **Moya Brennan** ) Ciarán Ó Braonáin Noel Ó Dúgáin Pádraig Ó Dúgáin Former members: Brídín Brennan Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (now known as **Enya** ) Pól Ó Braonáin Digging into Irish music, we could be here for months. Oh, and [The Boswell Sisters](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswell_Sisters)! They’re not very well known nowadays, but they’re fantastic and they inspired the Andrews Sisters. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/18 "2008-09-14T02:07:02Z")
The Allman Brothers started out with the two brothers (Duane and Gregg) but now have a nephew/uncle in the band with Duane and Butch Trucks. Gregg’s son Devon has a band called Honeytribe. Berry Oakley’s son Berry, Jr. did an album called _Bloodline_ with Erin Davis (Miles’ son) and Waylon Krieger (Robby’s son). (Their other guitarist was the then unknown “Smokin” Joe Bonamassa.) Edgar and Johnny Winter are brothers. Angus and Malcolm Young (AC/DC) are brothers. (Right?) Victor Wooten and Future Man (Bela Fleck and the Flecktones) are brothers. I think there are some other musician Wooten’s as well, but I’m not certain. All three Los Lonely Boys are brothers. Carlos Santana’s brother is Jorge Santana. They and their nephew Carlos Hernandez did an album together, _Santana Brothers_. Jorge was also in the band Malo back in the day. Carlos’ son, Salvador, is on the road with his band opening for Santana now. Has anyone mentioned the Marsalis family? Or the Neville’s? And let us not forget the Ramones. Or the Doobie Brothers. Or the Family Stone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/19 "2008-09-14T02:11:27Z")
There’s also that _other_ Irish group [The Corrs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corrs). ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-musical-familes/463395/20 "2008-09-14T02:25:03Z")
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