The Kendalls
The Kendalls were a U.S. country music duo, which had a number of hits duri… Read Full Bio ↴The Kendalls were a U.S. country music duo, which had a number of hits during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The duo consisted of Royce Kendall (born September 25, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri; died May 22, 1998) and his daughter Jeannie Kendall (born October 30, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri).

Career

Formed in 1969, The Kendalls recorded an album for Stop Records, from which a single, a cover of John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (previously a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary) was released in 1970, which just narrowly missed the top fifty on the U.S. country charts. The duo signed with Dot Records in 1972, and released an album and 2 singles, "Two Divided By Love", a cover version of The Grass Roots hit and "Everything I Own", a cover of the group Bread's hit, both minor hits for the duo. Eventually they parted with their record label, focusing on performing live for a number of years, before signing with the independent Ovation label in 1977. Their first single for the label, a cover of the Kitty Wells hit "Making Believe", charted only making the Top 80. Meanwhile, Emmylou Harris had released her version of "Making Believe" which was on the charts at the same time as the duo's version. However, it was their second single, a "cheating" song called "Heaven's Just a Sin Away", that proved to be their breakthrough. The song topped the country charts and was also a minor crossover pop hit, and won the 1978 Grammy for Best Country Vocal by a Duo or Group. Subsequent hits included "Just Like Real People", "It Don't Feel Like Sinnin' to Me", "Sweet Desire", "You'd Make an Angel Want to Cheat", and a cover of Dolly Parton's "Put it Off Until Tomorrow". (Jeannie Kendall's powerful soprano has often been compared to Parton's.) In 1981, after Ovation Records closed their doors, the duo signed with Mercury Records, and continued to have hits with the Top 10's "Teach Me To Cheat" and "If You're Waitin' On Me(You're Backin' Up)". More hits followed with "Movin' Train" and "Precious Love" which made the Top 20.

Later Career

Their last top ten hit, "Thank God for the Radio" came in 1984, was also their last number 1 country hit. Their last Top 20's would come in 1984 and 1985 with "My Baby's Gone" and "I'll Dance Every Dance With You". In 1986, they signed with MCA Records where they scored 3 middle level hits that year. In 1987, they signed with Step One Records where they scored several minor hits. In 1989, they signed with Epic Records where their last chart single, "Blue, Blue Day" made the Top 70. They did continue to tour and perform and released several CD's up until Royce Kendall's death from a stroke he suffered in 1998. In the years since her father's death, Jeannie Kendall has released two solo albums, and she continues to perform.
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The Kendalls Lyrics


Are You Washed in the Blood Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you…
Blue Blue Day Well I washed up on the shore about seven days…
Crying Time Oh, it's cryin' time again, you're gonna leave me I can…
Dance Every Dance I knew you were trouble when you took my hand You…
Everlasting Love Hearts go astray, leaving hurt when they go. I went away…
Heartaches by the Number Heartache number one was when you left me I never knew…
Heaven's Just a Sin Away Heaven's just a sin away, oh-whoa, just a sin away…
Heaven's Just a Sin Away (Re-Recorded In Stereo) Heaven's just a sin away oh, whoa Just a sin away I…
Heavens Just a Sin Away Heaven's just a sin away, oh-whoa, just a sin away…
Here Today Gone Tomorrow You're here today and gone tomorrow Our love would always be…
I Ask me how do I feel, Now that we're cosy and…
I Had a Lovely Time Thank you for the laughter, thank you for your smile I'm…
I'm a Pushover I'm a pushover for a country song He was making his…



I'm Already Blue Oh I'll survive I know this old heart will mend I've…
It Don't Feel Like Sinnin To Me When we're holding each other in the dark hours of…
Just Like Real People Well before we go any further there's something that you…
Leavin' on a Jet Plane All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go I'm standing…
Leaving on a Jet Plane All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go I'm standing…
Let Me Get Lost There's magic in the feeling that you give to me Yes…
Live And Let Live I've got my family with me We're gonna take to the…
Makin' Believe Making believe that you still love me It's leaving me alone…
Never My Love Trippy Bonus Double L You Feel That For the Ladies Ladies…
Old Fashioned Love It's an old time kind of love way down in…
Pittsburgh Stealers Found myself in Pittsburgh working in a steel mill And I…
Put It Off Until Tomorrow Put it off until tomorrow oh oh you've hurt me…
Sing Me My heart stopped when our legs touched You didn't move away …
Sweet Desire Sweet desire carried me away Warmed my heart and I just…
Thank God for the Radio At the wrong end of the highway When the long night…
The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross The…
When Can We Do This Again In a lakeside weekend cottage two lovers meet in secret…
Why Me Lord Why me Lord, what have I ever done To deserve even…
You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
You'd make an Angel want to cheat Do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do Do,…
You're My Man Trippy Bonus Double L You Feel That For the Ladies Ladies…


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