Geezinslaw Brothers While Willie Nelson had yet to find Austin in 1961, Dewayne "Son" Smith and Sammy Allred, aka the Geezinslaw Brothers, had already become so widely known for their ribald comedy and hilarious songs that they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's nationally televised variety program. A longtime disc jockey at KVET, Allred was the goofball gonzo say-anything comedian, while "Son" played the part of the slow dullard; in fact, he had the singular ability to show virtually no emotion ever, seldom breaking character in spite of Allred's knee-slapper jokes and routines that were frequently directed at him.

Allred also had a great facility for topical humor; one of the best examples is the tune "Help, I'm White and I Can't Get Down". They once opened for Elvis Presley and were frequent guests on TV variety and comedy programs like The Jackie Gleason Show and The Tonight Show. Allred was fired from KVET in 2007 after calling a listener an asshole on the air.

Moe and Joe Arriving with the MTV era, Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley gave the comedic-duo schtick a try in 1979, the same year Bandy had his first No. 1 country hit. Their song, "Just Good Ol' Boys," was something of a throwaway, but was just goofy enough in a redneck way to touch a nerve with the country mainstream. While neither member gave up his solo career, they recorded several tunes in a similar vein: "Tell Ole He Ain't Here," "Holding the Bag" and "Hey Joe (Hey Moe)."

In 1984, they parodied Boy George with a politically incorrect country-drag sendup and imitation MTV video, "Where's the Dress?", which landed them in a legal mess when their producer sampled Boy George's hit "Karma Chameleon" without permission. In an interview last year, Bandy recalled that the matter was settled for $50,000. The Moe and Joe act was shelved permanently in 1985.

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