 The Armstrong twins made an appearance on a children's television show on Little Rock's KARK and landed a regular slot on a Saturday morning talent show on the same station. The oldest of five children, Floyd and Lloyd also appeared with their eldest sister as the Armstrong twins and Patsy in California, but she later left music to start a family. Originally, the brothers both played guitar and sang as their act, but Lloyd, who sang harmony, switched to mandolin in 1938. He later said he just picked out the instrument by chance.