The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers was an American musical duo consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, known for their steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Their music combined elements of rock and roll, country, and pop, and they are considered pioneers of country rock. Raised in a musical family, Don and Phil Everly performed with their parents as the Everly Family on radio in Iowa during the 1940s. During high school in Knoxville, they appeared on radio and television. Read more on Last.fm
The Everly Brothers was an American musical duo consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, known for their steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Their music combined elements of rock and roll, country, and pop, and they are considered pioneers of country rock. Raised in a musical family, Don and Phil Everly performed with their parents as the Everly Family on radio in Iowa during the 1940s. During high school in Knoxville, they appeared on radio and television. Chet Atkins promoted the brothers, who began writing and recording their own music in 1956. Their first hit single, "Bye Bye Love", reached number one in 1957, followed by additional hits such as "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Problems" in 1958. In 1960, they signed with Warner Bros. Records and recorded "Cathy's Clown", which became their biggest-selling single. The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961, which coincided with a reduction in output, though they continued to release hit singles into the early 1960s. Their final top-10 hit was "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" in 1962. In the 1960s, the Everly Brothers' popularity in the United States declined due to changing musical tastes, disputes with Acuff-Rose Music, and personal issues. They continued to release successful singles in the United Kingdom and Canada and toured extensively. In the early 1970s, both began solo projects, and the duo ended their partnership in 1973. They reunited in 1983 and performed together periodically until around 2005. Phil Everly died in 2014, and Don Everly died in 2021. The Everly Brothers influenced many artists of the 1960s, including the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, and Simon & Garfunkel, through their harmony singing and acoustic guitar work. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class in 1986 and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Don Everly was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2019 and received the organization's first Iconic Riff Award for his rhythm guitar introduction on "Wake Up Little Susie". Rolling Stone ranked the Everly Brothers number one on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time in 2015. Studio albums The Everly Brothers (1957) Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1958) It's Everly Time (1960) A Date with the Everly Brothers (1960) Both Sides of an Evening (1961) Instant Party! (1962) Christmas with the Everly Brothers (1962) The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits (1963) Gone, Gone, Gone (1964) Rock'n Soul (1965) Beat & Soul (1965) In Our Image (1966) Two Yanks in England (1966) The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers (1967) The Everly Brothers Sing (1967) Roots (1968) Stories We Could Tell (1972) Pass the Chicken & Listen (1972) EB 84 (1984) Born Yesterday (1986) Some Hearts (1988) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
