| Wright Brothers Band | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Alias: | The Wright Brothers |
| Origin: | French Lick, Indiana, USA |
| Genre: | Country |
| Years Active: | 1972–present |
| Label: | Wright & Perry, Warner Bros., Mercury Nashville, Airborne |
| Current Members: | Tom Wright Tim Wright John McDowell |
| Past Members: | Karl Hinkle Steve Walker, drums |
The Wright Brothers Band, formerly known as the Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company, formed in 1972, is an Indiana-based music group. They perform songs from the 1920s to the present day, and can cover bluegrass, pop standards, country, gospel, and even Aerosmith rock standards. The band briefly gained national attention with their patriotic song "Made in the U.S.A.", which celebrated companies that continued to manufacture their products in the United States. They performed on the Grand Ole Opry, The Today Show and appeared 12 times on Nashville Now. Signed with Warner Bros. and Mercury Records in the 1980s, the Wright Brothers had nine singles reach Billboards Hot Country Singles chart. The band also recorded Shot Down in Hot Blood and a cover of "Jim Dandy" for the soundtrack of the 1987 Goldie Hawn movie Overboard, in which they also made a live appearance.
The band's first three albums, Cornfield Cowboys, Memorabilia Box, and Third Phonograph Album, were collected into a box set called Anthology, first on vinyl and then on CD. Memorabilia Box featured live medleys of Harry Nilsson's "The Rainmaker" with their own "Dawson", Mickey Newbury's "An American Trilogy" (Battle Hymn of the Republic/Dixie/All My Trials), and Neil Diamond's "Solaimon/Brother Love".
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-12-1981 | "Family Man" | 35 | singles only |
| 1982 | "When You Find Her, Keep Her" | 42 | |
| "Made in the U.S.A." | 40 | ||
| 1983 | "So Easy to Love" | 68 | |
| 05-26-1984 | "Southern Women" | 33 | Easy Street |
| 1984 | "So Close" | 46 | |
| "Eight Days a Week" | 57 | ||
| 05-18-1985 | "Fire in the Sky" | 48 | singles only |
| 1988 | "Come On Rain" | 85 |