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 (guitar), his twin brother Bruce Good (autoharp), and younger brother Larry Good (banjo).

Brian and Bruce Good initially joined guitarist James Ackroyd to form the band James and the Good Brothers in 1967. Their self-titled album was released on Columbia Records in 1971. After a tour itinerary throughout North America, including a Toronto concert opening for Grand Funk Railroad, and another in San Diego opening for the Grateful Dead, the Goods wished to return to Canada while Ackroyd sought to continue in the United States.

In 1973, younger brother Larry Good joined the twins to form a new band which first performed 14 May 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.

In 1980, the group signed to Solid Gold Records. Their first two singles were covers - Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl, and Ace's How Long. While the latter single failed to chart, its B-side, an original song called Hot Knife Boogie, from their Live LP, recorded at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern (as were both sides of the former single) and featuring The Powder Blues Band, was popular on college campus radio stations, and received some play on FM rock stations like Toronto's Q107. It would later be included on their 2008 compilation LP, Restricted Goods

The Good Brothers have been supplemented by other musicians over the years, such as John P. Allen (fiddle) and Bruce's son Travis Good of The Sadies (guitar and mandolin). Travis was a regular member of The Good Brothers when Larry took a leave of absence throughout the 1990s, this lineup used the alternate name "The Goods". Bruce and Larry were joined by Bruce's wife Margaret Good, Brian's daughter D'arcy Good, and all of The Sadies to record and perform live as "The Good Family" in 2013.

The 1988 single entitled "You Won't Fool This Fool This Time" was written by Bernie LaBarge. It reached No. 14 on the Canadian country charts.

The Good Brothers reached a younger generation of fans when Pat Burns (then coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team) joined them on-stage to play some music. Burns also played guitar on one of their albums."Good Brothers - Official Website". Good Brothers - Official Website"LA Times - Nov 20, 2010". LA Times - Nov 20, 2010

In 1996, the Good Brothers provided entertainment at the Queen's Park Provincial Legislature's Canada Day celebrations in Toronto, Ontario."Canada '96", The Toronto Star, 28 June 1996

In 2003, the Good Brothers performed at the Palmer Rapids Twin Festival, in Palmer Rapids, Ontario.Palmer Rapids Twin Festival Souvenir Program, July 2003

In 2006, the band released a gospel album, Blind Faith, and then headed out on their 29th tour of Europe.Quill, Greg, "Good move toward gospel", The Toronto Star, 5 October 2006.

In 2025, the Sadies and the Good Brothers collaborated on "Now That You're Gone", a tribute song to Bruce's son Dallas Good following his death in 2022.Megan Lapierre, "The Good Brothers to Pay Tribute to Dallas Good with New Single 'Now That You're Gone'". Exclaim!, February 4, 2025.

Discography

Albums YearAlbumChart PositionsCRIALabelCAN CountryCAN1971James and the Good Brothers—52—Columbia1975The Good Brothers—58—RCA Victor1977Pretty Ain’t Good Enuff—72—1978Doin' the Wrong Things Right667—1979Some Kind of Woman949—1980Best Of1195—Live441GoldSolid Gold1982Person to Person———1983Live'n Kickin''' | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |1986 |Delivering the Goods| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="3"|Savannah |- |1990 |Live Fast, Love Hard| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |1994 |So Many Roads (as The Goods) | style="text-align:center;"|22 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |1996 |Gone So Long (Live in Europe) (as The Goods) | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="1"|ELA Music Group |- |2001 |One True Thing| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="1"|Outside Music |- |2005 |Live at the Rattlesnake Saloon| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |rowspan="3"|Hogtown Records |- |2006 |Blind Faith| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |2008 |Restricted Goods| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |2013 |The Good Family Album (as The Good Family)| style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |Latent Recordings |- |2017 |Wide Awake Dreamin' ''———Hogtown Records

Singles Year Title Peak positions Album CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1976 "That's the Kind of Man I Am" 20 — — The Good Brothers "Midnight Flight" 15 74 24 1977 "Homemade Wine" 14 — — "Good Boogie" — — — 1978 "Cowboy from Rue St. Germain" 30 — — Pretty Ain't Good Enuff "Truck Driver's Girl" 16 — — Doin' the Wrong Things Right "Please Come Back to Me" — 25 12 1979 "Let Love Go" 45 — — "Some Kind of Woman" 19 — 30 Some Kind of Woman 1980 "Brown Eyed Girl" 15 — 2 Live 1981 "Fox on the Run" — — — 1982 "Weekend Rodeo" 29 — — "Summertime" 6 — — Person to Person 1983 "Person to Person" — — — "Hold Out" 27 — — Live 'n Kickin''' |- |1984 ! scope="row"| "Celebrate" | — | — | —

| 1986 ! scope="row"| "This Could Be Serious" | 31 | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Delivering the Goods|- | rowspan="3"| 1987 ! scope="row"| "Better Off Alone" | 19 | — | 20 |- ! scope="row"| "High Rollin' Heart" | 22 | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Gone So Long" | 8 | — | — |- | 1988 ! scope="row"| "You Won't Fool This Fool This Time" | 14 | — | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1990 ! scope="row"| "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" | 14 | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Live Fast, Love Hard|- ! scope="row"| "She Told Me So" | 10 | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Why Baby Why" | 20 | — | — |- | 1991 ! scope="row"| "We Don't Always See Eye to Eye" | 10 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 ! scope="row"| "That's What Highways Are For" (as The Goods) | 10 | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| So Many Roads |- ! scope="row"| "I Really Dug Myself a Hole This Time" (as The Goods) | 9 | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1995 ! scope="row"| "The Shape I'm In" (as The Goods) | 63 | — | — |- ! scope="row"| "Don't Know Much About Love" (as The Goods) | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 2002 ! scope="row"| "What the Hell I've Got" | — | — | — | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| One True Thing'' "Honey and Heartache" — — —

References

External links

The Good Brothers official site

The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Good Brothers CMT: The Good Brothers profile Jam!: The Good Brothers Paquin Entertainment (management): The Good Brothers profile