The Statler Brothers have been called "America's Poets" by Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut took a special liking to their "The Class of '57," as he explained in his essay collection Palm Sunday. "I would actually like to have 'The Class of '57' become our national anthem for a little while," Vonnegut said. "I can see Americans singing in a grandstand at the Olympics somewhere, while one of our athletes wins a medal-for the decathlon, say, I can see tears streaming down the singers' cheeks when they get to these lines: 'Where Mavis fin'ly wound up/Is anybody's bet.' 'The Class of '57' could be an anthem for my generation, at least."
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The Statler Brothers' "Havin’ Quite a Time Spotlight Exhibition" opens at the Country Music Museum and Hall of Fame on June 1. The legendary quartet will visit the museum on June 3.
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