40 singles. they're getting set for their 60th anniversary tour and i had a chance to catch up withlar who telephones us more about their country roots and the secrets to their success. ♪ all the gold in california ♪ >> we started when we were little kids 2, 4, and 6 years old. we loved gospel music. mom and dad took me to a concert to hear the blackwood brothers and it was elvis' favorite group, southern gospel and i loved it. i knew in my heart at 5 years old what i wanted to be i wanted to be like james blackwood and james hess the great lead singer for the statesmen quartet. momma would play the piano and i would sing a few little songs and steve and rudy would sit around what we called the hi-fi. you don't know what the hi-fi is. >> high fidelity. >> and play the records of the old gospel songs. and she entered us into a little