EVERLY BROTHERS, GUITAR ANTHOLOGY SERIES. TABLATURE
The Everly Brothers began their climb to pop music immortality in the small town of Brownie, Kentucky. As children of mid-western country stars Ike and Margaret Everly, they were exposed to music in a big way and appeared frequently on their parents' 1940's radio show. In 1955, the teenaged Phil and Don left for Nashville and landed a song-writing gig with Roy Acuff's publishing company. With the release of "Bye Bye, Love" in the fall of 1957, the Everly Brothers were on their way to become the reigning kings of pop music. The song became an international smash and established the Everly's style of close country harmonies over a rock beat.
Over the next five years the Everly Brothers produced a hit record every three months, often topping the pop, country, and r&b charts simultaneously. They established themselves as the premier purveyors of a unique rock 'n roll, country, blues and gospel blend with songs like "('Til) I Kissed You," (written by Don), "When Will I Be Loved" (penned by Phil), "All I Have to Do Is Dream," and "Wake Up Little Susie," which sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone. In 1960, they signed with Warner Bros. Records and recorded their biggest single ever, "Cathy's Clown," which also sold over two million copies in the U.S. alone. During that incredible period of hit-making, the Everlys sold millions upon millions of records world-wide and influenced the sound of popular music for all time.
While Don and Phil were in the marines during 1962, their moving song, "Crying In The Rain," was in the Top Ten. Later on, their magnificent Roots album (released in 1968), received vast critical acclaim and sparked a new interest in the group. The album triggered a rejuvenation for the Everlys as performers, enough to make the albums that followed - "Stories We Could Tell" and "Pass The Chicken And Listen" (their final release of the 70's) - successful as well. The Everlys gave their last performance in July 1973, marking the end of an era.
Ten years and eight solo albums between them followed, then a dramatic, emotion-filled reunion concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in September 1983 returned the Everly Brothers to their rightful place in contemporary music. "It was as if they had never been away," enthused People magazine in a review of the resulant HBO special.
The excitement generated by the Everly Brothers live reunion, however, merely set the stage for their "comeack" and the phenomenally successful Reunion Concert Tour, which helped create a new popularity for the duo akin to their unbridled success in the 1950's and 60's. Their resurgence delighted fans new and old. 1985 saw another major tour by the Everlys (taking them throughout the United States, Great Britain and Australia), and the release of a spate of reissues and compilations of Everly Brothers classics. The brothers were back for sure, and more than ready to step into the future. Today the Everly Brothers rank as a consistent touring group, habi!ually selling out halls across the U.S., Great Britain and Australia. They are also among the first ten inductees recently voted into the Rock and Roll all of Fame. The Everlys are without a doubt one of the few original rock groups to remain a viable, evoluting unit. Don and Phil Everly, once and forever a cornerstone of popular music, are making their presence strongly felt in the Nineties. As Don says, "As long as it continues to be as much fun as it's been, we'll go on. Our reunion has been a gift ... you can call it manna from heaven."
Titoles:
- All I Have to Do Is Dream
- Be-Bop-A-Lula
- Bird Dog
- Bye Bye Love
- Cathy's clown
- Crying in the rain
- Devoted to You
- ('Til) I Kissed You
- Let It Be Me
- Problems
- Take a Message to Mary
- Wake Up, Little Susie
- Walk Right back
-When will I be loved
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