The Everly Brothers were a product of the Everly Family. 0:00. Chet took the boys under his wings and had one of Don's songs, "Thou Shalt Not Steal", recorded by Kitty Wells. THE ROAD TO STARDOM, THE CADENCE YEARS (1957-1960). The live album Old Friends: Live on Stage contains Simon & Garfunkel discussing the Everlys' influence on their career and features all four on "Bye Bye Love"; the subsequent DVD features two extra solo performances by the Everlys. They excelled on the charts whether they were singing songs written by themselves or others, and their well-practiced guitar skills added intricacy and complexity to hit songs such as "Bye Bye Love," "All You Have to Do is Dream," and "Crying in the Rain." The Everly Brothers Biography by Richie Unterberger The Everly Brothers were not only among the most important and best early rock & roll stars, but also among the most influential rockers of any era. The Everly brothers were the children of country and western singers and performed on the family radio show while growing up. Same photographer, too: Bruno of Hollywood. According to Studio B, Don began to write songs for other artists, including "Thou Shall Not Steal" for country singer Kitty Wells and a song for Anita Carter (who was the sister of June Carter Cash). "Don Everly Ill, Taken to Hospital", San Diego Union, October 15, 1962, p. 8. In the UK, they had 30 chart singles, 29 in the Top 40, 13 Top 10, and 4 at No. He was 84. Phil smashed his guitar on the floor before storming offstage, and Don played the rest of the show alone. [68] In a 2016 interview Don said he was still coping with the loss of Phil and that he had kept some of his brother's ashes in his home. Born Isaac Donald Everly on February 1, 1937, in Brownie, Kentucky, Don Everly is best known for his work with his younger brother, Phil, as the Everly Brothers. The Everly Brothers hit the pop top 10 with this song shortly before their service in the US Marines that signaled a shift in the pair's commercial pop fortunes. In the 1940s, the duo sang on the radio with their parents under the name The Everly Family. 2). "Artie [Garfunkel] and I, we really learned to sing harmony by learning the Everly Brothers," Paul Simon told PBS. Don Everly, the last surviving member of the Everly Brothers and a pioneer of rock 'n' roll, died at his home in Nashville on Saturday. On January 3, 1957, the Everly Brothers recorded their first hit single, "Bye Bye Love," written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Simon enlisted the brothers to sing harmonies on his album's title track "Graceland," which he described as "the perfect Everly Brothers song" (via AV Club). According to the Shenandoah, Iowa website, the song had previously been rejected by 30 artists, including Elvis Presley. Margaret Everly (born in 1919; Age: 102 years) is a well-known musician, guitarist, media face, and Internet personality from the United States. The brothers soon caught the attention of Nashville music pioneer Chet Atkins, who got them a recording contract with Columbia Records in early 1956, per the Shenandoah, Iowa website. Don Everly whose divine harmony with sibling Phil Everly in the Everly Brothers helped shape the course of rock and roll died Saturday in Nashville at age 84. If you or anyone you know is struggling with addiction issues, help is available. Don said that weak lungs ran in the family, as their father, Ike, had died of black lung disease. John Larson. Although the differences between Phil and Don Everly were well-documented, Don honored Phil with a statement to the Associated Press upon his death. In the mid-70s Phil released two albums on the UK based Pye Records label and in 1979 another album for Elektra. Recording wise they certainly delivered in the first two years. "I wouldn't go," he told Rolling Stone. [40], Though their U.S. stardom had begun to wane two years before the British Invasion in 1964, their appeal was still strong in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Lazell, Barry ed., with Dafydd Rees and Luke Crampton. "We were all from the South", Phil observed of their commonalities. You could stay up for days. 2 on the pop charts, behind Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", and No. They were then stationed at the Marine Corps' West Coast base, Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County. They influenced rock groups of the 1960s. The music of the Everly Brothers influenced the Beatles, who referred to themselves as "the British Everly Brothers"[65] when Paul McCartney and John Lennon went hitchhiking south to win a talent competition. 1 on the country and No. 7), "Crying in the Rain" (1962, pop No. In the following years his health declined further and on January 3rd 2014 (just 3 weeks shy of his 75th birthday) Phil Everly succumbed to this horrendous disease. They toured with major acts including Chuck Berry, Paul Anka, Eddie Cochran, the Drifters, and the Crickets the latter of which was fronted by Buddy Holly. And beyond the brothers' differences, disputes, and tensions was the enduring brotherly love that underpinned their career success. He also taught Don and Phil how to play the guitar. Musicians on the LP included Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler, Rockpile and Dire Straits drummer Terry Williams, and keyboard player Pete Wingfield. They collaborated with other performers, mostly singing either backup vocals or duets, including additional vocals on the title track of Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland. "Ike and Margaret Everly Don't Like Doing Nothing". Don Everly, half of one of rock and roll's pioneering groups, The Everly Brothers, has died. In the period 1963-1970 The Everly Brothers were still perfectly capable of releasing fantastic 45s and albums that were in tune with the times but commercially less successful than in their heyday. [37] The mainstream media did not report that either brother was addicted. When contrasted with the brusque insistence of a rock-and-roll rhythm, the duos sweet, sad sound was almost as perfect a blend of rhythm and country as Elvis Presleys and fueled a string of chart-topping hits, including Wake Up Little Susie (1957), All I Have to Do Is Dream (1958), and Cathys Clown (1960). By 1960 The Everly Brothers were about the most bankable act in the business and ready to make the transfer to a bigger label which would give them more opportunities and more financial security. [56], The brothers joined Simon & Garfunkel in their "Old Friends" reunion tour of 2003 and 2004. Everly Brothers. "[13], The Everly Brothers had 35 Billboard Top 100 singles, 26 in the top 40. February 1, 1937, Brownie, Kentucky, U.S.d. In the years following their reunion concert a 2LP set and a videocassette were released, both commercially very successful, as well as three brand new studio albums. However their first single, "Keep A' Lovin' Me," flopped and the label dropped them. The atmosphere of the coal mining towns of Kentucky and the songs which are the voice of the culture formed The Everly Brothers sound which has endured for more than six decades. [2] The duo are considered to be pioneers of country rock. [Verse 2] When I feel blue in the night. Don found some success on the US country charts in the mid- to late-1970s, in Nashville with his band, Dead Cowboys, and playing with Albert Lee. The Everlys' final U.S. top 40 hit, "Bowling Green", was released in 1967. ", "Don lived by what he felt in his heart," a spokesperson for the Everly family said in a statement (via BBC). Inspired by previous years success Don & Phil decided to go out on the road again themselves. They are known for their steel-string acoustic guitars and close harmony singing. Don and Phil toured the United Kingdom in the 1980s and as recently as 2005, and Phil appeared in 2007 on recordings with Vince Gill and Bill Medley. 8), written and composed by Phil, and "Like Strangers". THE STORY CONTINUES, FROM NASHVILLE TO HOLLYWOOD. [90] "Cathy's Clown" and "When Will I Be Loved" became hits for Reba McEntire and Linda Ronstadt, respectively. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. His first solo outing (entitled Star Spangled Springer) was released in 1973 as part of the RCA deal made a couple of years earlier. They started it all. 43 on the list of UK Best selling singles artists of all time. Rose made efforts to block the record's release. For Benny, it took him to hell and back. In the fall of 2005 they engaged in a short tour of the UK and had the intention to do some more shows in the USA the following year. (Reuters) - Don Everly, the surviving member of the Everly Brothers, has sued the family of his late brother Phil to reclaim his copyright interests in the country-rock duo's 1960 U.S. No. August 21, 2021, Nashville, Tennessee) and Phil Everly (b. January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinoisd. To underline their importance in the history of rock and pop Rolling Stone Magazine placed them 33 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of all time. "They didn't realize we had been working our buns off for years. After a drunken Don proceeded to mess up the lyrics to "Cathy's Clown," an onsite manager stopped the show halfway through. It just got me strung out. In 1960, the Everly Brothers left Cadence Records over a dispute about royalties, according to the Shenandoah, Iowa website. In 1960 Warner Brothers was big in movies but had a fledgling record label that needed a big boost in order to secure its future. However, Don also stated he had not gotten over Phil's death, saying, "I always thought about him every day, even when we were not speaking to each other. He was 84. The Everlys had enough songwriting chops on their own Phil wrote their last top-ten hit for Cadence, "When Will I Be Loved," in a car parked in front of a root beer stand but Rose's configuration of their contract even kept them from recording songs they had written while under a songwriting contract withAcuff-Rose. They were supported by talented musicians, several of them famous in their own right, like master guitarist and their musical director Albert Lee, keyboard virtuoso Pete Wingfield, Phil Cranham on bass and the great (late) Larrie Londin on drums. Don Everly's last live performance was during a Paul Simon show in Nashville in 2018. The brothers enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in 1961, and their output dropped off, though additional hit singles continued through 1962, with "That's Old Fashioned (That's the Way Love Should Be)" being their last top-10 hit. By 1983 Phil released his final solo album simply titled Phil Everly and featured guitar work from none other than Mark Knopfler and two duets with UK star Cliff Richard. Further instrumental singles credited to Kimberly followed, but none of those charted. 7), "Walk Right Back" (1961, pop No. We were just strapped together like a team of horses. As recording artists the Everlys were a phenomenon selling in excess of more than 50 million records worldwide and received multiple gold awards for their record releases. The Everlys' cousin, James Best, is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane in the CBS television series. Springfield (MA) Union, June 21, 1977, p. 26. Everly Brothers' Don Everly, Early Rock Pioneer, Dead at 84 Isaac Donald Everly was born on February 1st, 1937, in Brownie, Kentucky, the son of a coal miner, Ike Everly, and his wife, Margaret. Sales in America slowed to a trickle after 1962, and, even though the duo maintained a large and loyal audience in Britain, their reign on the charts all but ended after 1965. As a tribute to the Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel opened their own show and had the Everlys come out in the middle of it. On February 18, shortly after graduating from boot camp, they performed that song and "Jezebel" on the Ed Sullivan Show while wearing their Marine uniforms. He was 84. In October 2019 Don finally got official recognition for his innovative guitar playing and received the Iconic Riff award at Nashvilles Musicians Hall Of Fame for his distinctive intro to. 31. When the money ran out, Ike got in touch with Chet Atkins in Nashville. He was previously married to Patrice Yvonne Arnold, Patricia Mickey and Jacqueline Alice Ertel. "Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother. [41], By the end of the 1960s, the brothers had returned to country rock, and their 1968 album, Roots, was hailed by some critics as "one of the finest early country-rock albums". In 1988 Don Everly heard a cry for help on the radio from the Central City police department in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Dons birthplace) for donations in order to replace some old equipment. Phil Everly passed away aged 74 of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "Paul said if he could come up with anything, he'd give a call. He quickly became addicted. The Everly Brothers, Don (right) and Phil, perform on July 31, 1964. [26] "Cathy's Clown" was number WB1, the first selection Warner Bros. Records ever released in the United Kingdom.[27]. Ike worked in coal mines from age 14, but his father encouraged him to pursue his love of music and Ike and Margaret began singing together. "Cathy's Clown" was also covered by the Tarney/Spencer Band and released as a single in 1979. ", Don's own health issues were highly publicized, and he was two years older than Phil, so he hadn't expected to see his younger brother die. Don took the State Theater stage and performed the Everlys' classic hit "Bye Bye Love". . One day in 1962, while touring in London, Don attempted to overdose on barbiturates, per Rolling Stone. Also in 2007, Alison Krauss and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant released Raising Sand, which included a cover of the Everlys' 1964 hit "Gone, Gone, Gone", produced by T-Bone Burnett. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is. "With his brother Don, they were one of the major influences on the Beatles. 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The Everlys were there at the crossroads of country and R&B. [4] They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the inaugural class of 1986, and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. 141. The match was quickly made and Don & Phil left Cadence in early 1960 for Warners at a -for the time- phenomonal amount of money. Don had three girls and one boy of which his third child, Erin, made big splashes in the media in the early 90s being married to Guns and Roses frontman Axl Rose which ended in a highly publicized and messy divorce. By 1962 however the brothers career was slowing down a bit due to a dispute with their long standing manager Wesley Rose, who only wanted them to record Acuff-Rose related songs. We're not Grand Ole Opry we're obviously not Perry Como we're just pop music. Paul & Art had always been very avid Everly Brothers fans and in contrast with normal proceedings suggested that the Everlys wouldnt open for them but appear in mid-show as special guests. Both wanted it to become a memorable event and didnt want to rush it. It was a hit and the decision was made to split up the family act and send the brothers to Nashville. The Everlys switched from the Cadence label to Warner Brothers in 1960, for a deal which was reputed to be the first million-dollar contract in music history. [67], Don Everly claimed in a 2014 interview with the Los Angeles Times that he had given up smoking in the late 1960s and that Phil had stopped too, but started again during their breakup and had continued until 2001. They didn't have instruments, but they could clap their hands and stomp their feet. By 1962, the Everlys had reportedly earned $35 million from record sales. 6) and "The Price of Love" (1965, No. Lonely Island by the Everly Bros (requested) - YouTube 0:00 / 2:11 Lonely Island by the Everly Bros (requested) 5,159 views May 31, 2009 A track from the LP "Gone, gone, gone" (1965). Embarking on a solo career, Phil charted three times as a solo artist with the #37 peaking "Who's Gonna Keep Me Warm" being his biggest hit. The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Dream . They performed the song live in full uniform on the Ed Sullivan Show February 18, 1962. In 1957 the duo signed with Cadence Records and had their first big success later that year with Bye Bye Love. Unlike the vocal harmonies in most early rock-and-roll recordings, which supported a moving vocal line with block harmonies, the Everly Brothers vocal approach was based on the high, lonesome sound of bluegrass and Appalachian music, supporting the lead vocal with a moving secondary line to create the effect of intertwined melodies. Phil Everly died on January 3, 2014. Phil's last public appearance was in 2011, at Buddy Holly's induction to Hollywood Boulevard's Star Walk of Fame. [32] One of their few performances during their Marine service was on The Ed Sullivan Show, on February 18, 1962, when they performed "Jezebel" and "Crying in the Rain" while outfitted in their Marine Corps uniforms. Don Everly : 1937-2021. [20] "Bye Bye Love" had been rejected by 30 other acts. 1. In January 1986, Don and Phil were two of the original inductees into the Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame alongside R&R greats like Elvis, Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry. It knocked me back for a long time. Both brothers also explored musical avenues as solo artists. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. (1960-1970). Holly wrote songs for the brothers, and they gave him Boudleaux Bryant's song "Raining in My Heart" because they felt it wasn't right for them. The following night, he swigged tequila before taking the stage with Phil Everly at the John Wayne Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. In 2001 the brothers, then already 62 and 64, decided to take life a bit slower and stop performing for a while. Next to that they joined the Marines in late 1961 for a 6 months stint in order to avoid being drafted into the army (which would have stalled their careers for 2 years) and also were starting to feel the rigors of relentless touring and recording. In 1974 Don recorded his 2nd outing Sunset Towers also on the Ode label with the help of UK band Heads Hands & Feet featuring master guitarist Albert Lee who would later join Don & Phil for all of their (post) reunion concerts from 1983-2005. It didnt but The Air That I Breathe became a big worldwide hit for the Hollies even though it was first recorded by Phil. 33 on its list of the "100 greatest artists of all time". 1 in the spring of 1957, and additional hits would follow through 1958, many of them written by the Bryants, including "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Problems". This effectively cut them off of songs written by Boudleaux & Felice Bryant who had penned many of their Cadence classics. Don and Phil are the sons of Ike and Margaret Everly, who, like their parents before them, were folk and country singers from central Kentucky. In 1986 the city of Shenandoah, Iowa in which they spent most of their childhood honored them with a homecoming parade, concert and other festivities. [89], The Everlys, as noted above, wrote and composed "Till I Kissed You" (Don), "When Will I Be Loved" (Phil), "Born Yesterday" (Don), and "Cathy's Clown" (Don, or possibly Don and Phil). Don Everly passed away on August 21, 2021 Credit: Rex Who was Don Everly? The Everlys also tried their hand at collaborations. New York Public Radio's New Sounds also reports that the country music star Porter Wagoner was due to record the song, but producer Chet Atkins brought things to a halt because Boudleaux refused a chord change. I thought I'd never write again.". Born into a musical family, Don and Phil first performed as part of their parents country music act, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work as songwriters. Don died seven years later. Don and Phil Everly's father, Ike, was a coal miner with musical ambitions, per the New York Times. "Cable Concert Appearance Reunites the Everly Brothers". The star-studded group played five shows a day and ultimately covered 78 U.S. cities. THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE FIRST ERA, THE RCA YEARS, Although the late sixties had brought a steady -commercial-. https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Everly-Brothers, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - The Everly Brothers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Everly Brothers, the Everly Brothers - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1986). After "Bye Bye Love", the brothers turned out an incredible string of classic records, often having several in the charts at the same time. "The Everly Brothers Now Want to Act". In 1961, the brothers had a falling out with Wesley Rose during the recording of "Temptation". Don stated that after his brother Phil's death, he felt free to express his views more openly, noting that the brothers' opposing views had made it impossible for them to lend active support to political candidates. Trilby Beresford, "Don Everly, Half of Country Rock Duo The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84", "Don Everly, of Country-Rock Group The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84", "Don Everly, Half of Country Rock Duo The Everly Brothers, Dies at 84", "R.I.P. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. When John and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don. "People didn't understand drugs that well then," he told Rolling Stone in 1986. "We took [them] down to our clothes stores in New York, too: Phil's Men's Shop, Lefcourt's for shoes," Don told Rolling Stone in 1986. In 1953 the family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where they worked on WROL radio performing two shows per day and getting paid $ 90 per week. Alan Frazer, "The Everly Saga, $$." The first two albums were produced by famous roots rocker Dave Edmunds of which the first one, EB84, brought the brothers back to the pop charts again (in some European countries even to the Top 10) and the second one Born Yesterday did well in the country charts. They were introduced by Neil Young, who observed that every musical group he had ever belonged to had tried, and failed, to copy the Everly Brothers' harmonies. He died at his home in Nashville, aged 84, on August 21, 2021. Don Everly (Real Name: Isaac Donald Everly, born 1 February 1937 - died 21 August 2021) was a well-recognized musical artist, singer, Internet personality, social media star, entrepreneur, and media face from Kentucky, United States. They signed with Cadence Records by early 1957, partly because of their "photogenic good looks," according to Sam Houston State University. Don Everly, half of the influential and pioneering early rock 'n' roll duo The Everly Brothers, died Saturday at his home in Nashville. ", Paul McCartney confirmed Simon's assertion that the Everly Brothers had influenced him and the Beatles. [17] Both could now focus on recording. Natalie Best. In the 10 years apart he recorded 5 solo albums, a couple of 45s and hosted one season of the tv series In Session in 1974. Singer Phil Everly dies at 74 I was still of elementary school age when, early one morning, the clock radio snapped to life and before I could open my eyes a new song sounded in the darkness:. But even when they took a step back from the limelight, the artists that dominated the mainstream were clear disciples of the Everly sound. If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). In 1970, Don released his unsuccessful first solo album. Their father was a guitar player and both he and their mother sang together. It still just shocks me that he's gone." The Everlys also gave the Crickets some fashion tips. "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love" were both covered by. All of this however led to an unexpected turn of events when the town of Central City decided to honor their local heroes with a special homecoming concert. Recording success unfortunately didnt last and after one more album, the disappointingly low selling 1988 release Some Hearts, the brothers would, except for a one-off song in 1998 for Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical Whistle Down The Wind, never enter the studio again. Phil Everly sang "Sweet Little Corrina" with country singer Vince Gill on his 2006 album These Days. It's funny, the press hadn't paid any attention to us in ten years, but they jumped on that. The album featured a plethora of famous recording artists and session musicians (e.g. A 1981 live BBC recording of "All I Have to Do Is Dream", which featured Cliff Richard and Phil sharing vocals, was a UK Top 20 hit in 1994. Phil Everly was his best man, and both brothers wore their Marine uniforms. 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