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The Everly Brothers, (Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1, 1937, Brownie, Kentucky, Phil Everly, born Phillip Everly, January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinois) are male siblings who were top-selling country-influenced rock and roll performers, best known for their steel-string guitar playing and close harmony singing. Their greatest period of chart success came between 1957 and 1961.

Don, the older brother was born in Brownie, a now-defunct coal mining town located outside of Central City, Kentucky. Phil Everly was born in Chicago. The sons of country musicians, Margaret Embry and Isaac Milford (“Ike”) Everly, Jr.,[1] the Everly Brothers grew up in Iowa. They performed with their parents on live radio and in small-market live shows in the midwest.

In addition to both being competent guitarists, the brothers used a style of close harmony singing in which each brother sang a tune that could often stand on its own as a plausible melody line. This is in contrast to classic harmony lines which, while working well alongside the melody, would sound strange if heard by themselves. One of the best examples of their close-harmony work is their recording of “Devoted to You”.

The duo’s approach to harmony singing had a strong influence on the rock and roll groups of the 1960s. For example, both The Beatles[2] and The Beach Boys[3] developed their early singing style by performing Everlys covers. The Beatles based the vocal arrangement of their song “Please Please Me” directly upon that of “Cathy’s Clown.”[4]
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  • Nayaic

    hello emptiness, i feel like i could die

    Monday evening

  • symtuastic

    hello emptiness, i feel like i could die.

    12 days ago

  • CDPETE01

    Love me some Everlys.

    last month

  • MattHolmstein

    Oldies is Still the best Music Its very relaxing Oldies is the Best!!

    last month

  • Irenreinmerdok

    great

    December 2011

  • Irenreinmerdok

    i dream my life away [2]

    December 2011

  • staywaivy

    i dream my life away

    October 2011

  • ChuSuray

    ('Til) I Kissed You <3

    September 2011

  • TheDarkSide73

    I went to high school and was in the same classroom with Don Everly's Son...At North Hollywood High...

    September 2011

  • FadedOrchid

    Fuckin awesome

    September 2011

  • fabioestefano

    all i have to do is dream.. ♥

    September 2011

  • antika146

    Cathy's Clown ♥♥♥

    September 2011

  • sylwuniaxd

    Bye Bye Love<3333 [2]

    August 2011

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    Bye Bye Love<3333

    August 2011

  • fabianehadas

    dream dream dream dream

    July 2011

  • phantasica

    all i have to do is dream..

    July 2011

  • brazilbooty

    all i have to do is dream my song

    July 2011

  • brazilbooty

    love this song i may be 21 but i love old love songs like this

    July 2011

  • lilith_s

    the harmony's vocals are amazing <3

    June 2011

  • Vintagetrax

    Hey! Check out the new "The Everly Brothers" group! Join if you like! :)

    June 2011
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