The Kendalls

The Kendalls were an American country music duo consisting of Royce Kendall and his daughter Jeannie Kendall. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri on September 25, 1934, Royce Kendall began his musical journey with his brother Floyce as The Austin Brothers before forming the Kendalls with Jeannie. In 1969, when Jeannie was 15 years old, they recorded an album for Stop Records and released a single cover of John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" in 1970. After signing with Dot Records in 1972, the duo released their first notable singles, including covers of The Grass Roots' "Two Divided By Love" and Bread's "Everything I Own". In 1977, they signed with Ovation Records, where their breakthrough hit "Heaven's Just a Sin Away" topped the country charts and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Vocal by a Duo or Group. The Kendalls continued to release successful albums and singles throughout the 1980s on labels including Mercury Records, MCA Records, Step One Records, and Epic Records. Notable hits include "Sweet Desire", "Thank God for the Radio" (their last Number 1 hit in 1984), and their final chart single "Blue, Blue Day" in 1989. After Royce Kendall's death on May 22, 1998, Jeannie Kendall continued to perform as The Kendalls with Carl Acuff Jr., releasing new music, including the album You Got Me in 2022 and the single "Island In The Kitchen" on Leaping Hawk Records.