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alp227

(31,962 posts)
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:06 PM Jan 2014

Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers dies at 74

Source: LA Times

Phil Everly, who with his brother, Don, made up the most revered vocal duo of the rock-music era, their exquisite harmonies profoundly influencing the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Byrds and countless younger-generation rock, folk and country singers, died Friday in Burbank of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Patti Everly, told The Times. He was 74.

“We are absolutely heartbroken,” she said, noting that the disease was the result of a lifetime of cigarette smoking. “He fought long and hard.”

During the height of their popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s, they charted nearly three dozen hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, among them “Cathy’s Clown,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Bye Bye Love,” “When Will I Be Loved” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” The Everly Brothers were among the first 10 performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when it got off the ground in 1986.



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Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers dies at 74 (Original Post) alp227 Jan 2014 OP
:( Blue_In_AK Jan 2014 #1
Oh, wow. One of the most influential acts in pop music. Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #2
Hugely influential BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #33
They both made some great music. Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #3
requiescat in pacem, phil. your music lives on. niyad Jan 2014 #4
I've heard this song but never knew who sung it! nt alp227 Jan 2014 #23
Twangy guitar offers grace notes in counter to their voices. Love the twang... Berlum Jan 2014 #30
RIP Phil.... jaysunb Jan 2014 #5
Rest easy, man. You were there at the beginning of some fine music. nolabear Jan 2014 #6
^^THIS^^ longship Jan 2014 #20
So much of what followed was because of them JenniferJuniper Jan 2014 #7
That is so sad. zeemike Jan 2014 #8
Wake Up Little Susie (1957) and Take a Message to Mary (1959) were the first two songs Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #9
That's Minnie Pearl at the end of the video. longship Jan 2014 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author passiveporcupine May 2016 #47
I remember seeing the Everly Brothers in 1993. Chef Eric Jan 2014 #10
I have read that the beatles often acknowledged the influence of the everly brothers. niyad Jan 2014 #12
:(*** DearAbby Jan 2014 #11
Another one of their sons that I've adored since childhood.... Rowdyboy Jan 2014 #13
like a lullaby riverwalker Jan 2014 #14
Sorry to hear that ailsagirl Jan 2014 #15
Back when music meant actual singing. longship Jan 2014 #16
I agree. I've never been able to get into hard rock, passiveporcupine May 2016 #45
Bye Bye Love! longship May 2016 #46
Smoking. Harmless, yes? SheilaT Jan 2014 #17
"Crying In The Rain"... Tikki Jan 2014 #18
Rest in peace. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #19
Christmas Eve can kill you... jtuck004 Jan 2014 #21
Rest In Peace, Phil... Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #24
Saw them in Las Vegas xxqqqzme Jan 2014 #25
Simon and Garfunkel did a tour a few years back & brought them onstage -- They were GREAT with their whathehell Jan 2014 #26
My sister named her daughter after me, with the middle name "Sue" classof56 Jan 2014 #37
"Wake up little Susie"..Yes! It was their first song when they took the stage and my favorite whathehell Jan 2014 #40
Blessings and hugs back! classof56 Jan 2014 #41
Thanks Class! whathehell Jan 2014 #43
First I heard of 'em..... AverageJoe90 Jan 2014 #27
I think this was their best song Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #28
Tragic. The music I grew up with. dipsydoodle Jan 2014 #29
Brilliant. Thanks so much. aristocles Jan 2014 #36
RIP Phil. You guys made some great music! Little Star Jan 2014 #31
Very sad that he's gone. Waiting For Everyman Jan 2014 #32
From my first radio received at age 9 LiberalElite Jan 2014 #34
For us Boomers, they created pop music aristocles Jan 2014 #35
I can still smell the dust burning off the vacuum tubes, Eleanors38 Jan 2014 #38
Some poetry there. Thanks. aristocles Jan 2014 #39
I am a bit older than you boomers, RebelOne Jan 2014 #42
One of my favorite rock groups. Loved their harmonies. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #44

Berlum

(7,044 posts)
30. Twangy guitar offers grace notes in counter to their voices. Love the twang...
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 07:50 AM
Jan 2014

Adios, brother...may sweet music accompany thee...

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
6. Rest easy, man. You were there at the beginning of some fine music.
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:15 PM
Jan 2014


I'd be the first one to make the case that rock and roll came from R&B and jazz and a whole lot of black folks' music, but these guys really were in the pioneering years of that fine music crossing over and branching into something new. Cross easy, man.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
8. That is so sad.
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:29 PM
Jan 2014

They were so much a part of my teen years...and we loved to slow dance to this song...

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
9. Wake Up Little Susie (1957) and Take a Message to Mary (1959) were the first two songs
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:43 PM
Jan 2014

I memorized when I was 5 in '59. Part of my childhood goes with him.

Rest in peace sweet spirit....

Response to Rowdyboy (Reply #9)

Chef Eric

(1,024 posts)
10. I remember seeing the Everly Brothers in 1993.
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 11:55 PM
Jan 2014

It was at the Valley Forge Music Fair. They had Albert Lee on guitar, and Dion was the opening act. What a great show.

I suspect Lennon and McCartney learned quite a bit by listening to the Everly Brothers harmonize.

longship

(40,416 posts)
16. Back when music meant actual singing.
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:10 AM
Jan 2014

Not yelling.

I love the Everly Bros. They were always classy.

Pass easy, Phil.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
45. I agree. I've never been able to get into hard rock,
Fri May 6, 2016, 06:50 PM
May 2016

Last edited Fri May 6, 2016, 11:15 PM - Edit history (1)

it's just too much noise and not much real singing talent. I loved Freddie Mercury because he still sang.

I remember as a kid the Everly brothers were popular and I went to a week of summer church camp at the beach (Oregon) and we had a set of twins on our bus that were named Emory and Ellory, and every time I thought of them I thought of the Everly brothers. They were a cute set of twins too.

Times change...music changes. There are some things I wish would stick around longer.

RIP Phil. You and Don had beautiful voices and your harmony was delightful.

I was a Gene Pitney fan too.

The sad thing about Phil's death is that we are still fighting the war against cigarettes and now we (Phillip Morris) are killing more people overseas with tobacco than at home...we will never learn.

My ex passed last year, at 65, because of cigarette smoking most of his life. I wish I could have gotten him to stop.

RIP Phil...you gave us a lot of wonderful memories and music.

Tikki

(14,539 posts)
18. "Crying In The Rain"...
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:15 AM
Jan 2014



Lying down across the back seat of my Mom's Impala…listening to the Everly Brothers sing this song
through the speakers at the drive-in restaurant.


Tikki
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
21. Christmas Eve can kill you...
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 01:30 AM
Jan 2014

The winter's flaking snow is brushin' through the pinewood trees
I stuff my hands down deep inside my coat
I think of years ago and half remembered Christmas trees
And faces that still warm me with their glow
The cold and empty evening hangs around me like a ghost
I listen to my footsteps in the snow
The sound of one man walking through the snow can break your heart
And stopping doesn't help, so on I'll go
And Christmas eve can kill you
When you're trying to hitch a ride to anywhere

The icy air I'm breathin's all that keeps me on my feet
I feel like I've been walking all my life
A car goes runnin' by; the man don't even turn his head
Guess he's busy bein' Santa Claus tonight

The saddest part of all is knowin' if I switched with him
I'd leave him stumbling ragged by the road
I'd ride that highway to arms of my sweet family
And forget about the stranger in the cold
And Christmas eve can kill you
When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere

And as I walk I'm singing to myself 'O Silent Night'
Hopin' I can save those other souls
Oh, God forgive the man that drives right by the other man
Take pity on the stranger in the cold
Cause Christmas eve can kill you
When you're tryin' to hitch a ride to anywhere
----

R. I. P.

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
25. Saw them in Las Vegas
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 02:50 AM
Jan 2014

in '96 or '97. Shared that night w/ the love of my life who loved the Everly Brothers. I feel old tonight.

whathehell

(28,969 posts)
26. Simon and Garfunkel did a tour a few years back & brought them onstage -- They were GREAT with their
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 03:13 AM
Jan 2014

still beautiful voices singing "Wake up little Susie"...Damn, that was a night!

classof56

(5,376 posts)
37. My sister named her daughter after me, with the middle name "Sue"
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:51 AM
Jan 2014

She said it was so she could serenade her baby with "Wake Up Little Susie". That was in the late 50s. My sister left me far too soon, but that song never fails to bring back some awfully special memories.

Loved the Everly Brothers back in the day. Rest in peace, Phil. Your legacy will live on.

Peace.

whathehell

(28,969 posts)
40. "Wake up little Susie"..Yes! It was their first song when they took the stage and my favorite
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 12:55 PM
Jan 2014

We're probably close in age..I was in grade school in the late fifties but my older sister watched American Bandstand

everyday, and I saw and heard them all the time.

I'm sorry your sister is no longer with you, but it's great that you have those warm special memories.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
27. First I heard of 'em.....
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 03:48 AM
Jan 2014

Was when they did a concert with Nanci Griffith in Colorado back in '88; "From a Distance" and at least one of the other songs they played is still available on YT last I checked.

R.I.P. Phil.....you will be missed.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
29. Tragic. The music I grew up with.
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 04:56 AM
Jan 2014

Not one of their own songs but a fine performance here with Chet Atkins and Mark Knopler in 1986 :



RIP.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)
34. From my first radio received at age 9
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:17 AM
Jan 2014

I was an Everly Brothers fan. All their songs are running through my head now. R.I.P. Phil.

 

aristocles

(594 posts)
35. For us Boomers, they created pop music
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 11:34 AM
Jan 2014

They were hugely influential...The Beatles...Bod Dylan...Keith Richards...Brian Wilson.

I'm sad to hear of Phil's death, but happy about the many memories.

Everly Brothers are in heavy rotation on my vinyl machine today.

 

Eleanors38

(18,318 posts)
38. I can still smell the dust burning off the vacuum tubes,
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 12:05 PM
Jan 2014

the nervous sweat of a first slow dance, the fennels and pecans of a farmer's dove field. And I still see the setting sun as a new beginning.

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)
42. I am a bit older than you boomers,
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 04:59 PM
Jan 2014

but the Everly Brothers were one of my favorite groups in the '50s and '60s. I have a CD of their songs. In fact, I am the same age as Phil Everly.

This is my favorite of their songs.

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