The Good Brothers - Merritt, British Columbia
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N 50° 06.597 W 120° 47.304
10U E 658130 N 5553197
The Good Brothers are some of many Country Music artists that are honored on Merritt's Walk of Stars. Their plaque is displayed at 2063 Quilchena Avenue in front of Starz Cuisine.
Waymark Code: WMRTBP
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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Merritt boasts being: The Country Music Capital of Canada. Merritt annually hosts the largest country music festival in Canada where over 150,000 visitors come to Merritt for the 4 day event. Some of Country Music biggest recording stars perform at the event.

To honor and pay tribute for their performance a plaque with their hand prints, signature, picture and some with a personal note are encased in a wooden frame display case and installed on the streets of downtown. The Walk of Stars walking tour highlights some of the historical, western and country music murals painted on the side of many of the downtown buildings. Many of these murals highlight some of Country Music biggest stars.

The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good, his twin brother Bruce Good and younger brother Larry Good .

In 1973, Larry Good joined the twins to form a new band which first performed May 14, 1974 in Toronto at The Riverboat club. Since then, the band has extensively toured Canada, United States and Europe. Their role in Canadian music was strengthened by winning the Juno Award for Country Group or Duo for eight consecutive years from 1977 to 1984.
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Location: Merritt Walk of Stars

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