They scored their biggest hit when their folk-pop single "The Three Bells" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 pop and country charts in 1959.

Their music producer, Chet Atkins, convinced them to record one last song before parting ways.

In December 1959, "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" proved to be a successful follow-up single, reaching #7 on the country chart and #13 on the Hot 100.

Brown had a brief solo career during the late 1960s, releasing a single and an album for Chart Records titled Sugar Cane County.

Maxine Brown died on January 21, 2019, at the age of 87 from complications of heart and kidney disease.