RIP Don Everly

From the Beatles to Simon & Garfunkel and every harmonic group today.  All owe a debt to the Everly Brothers. When news of the death of Phil was reported in 2014, I thought about their place in Rock and even Country history. It's pretty strong. They are in both the Rock Hall (86) and the Country Hall (01), and every time you hear a duo singing, someone is bound to mention the Everly sound and influence. 

Both wrote some classic tunes. Phil had “When Will I Be Loved”. Don with “Cathy’s Clown”, “‘Til I Kissed You” and “So Sad”.  

My personal favorite remains "All I Have To Do Is Dream", which is the song I would use to teach harmony singing to anyone interested in vocal harmonies.

In addition to their various singles collections, check out their classic albums: Roots, It's Everly Time and Songs Our Daddy Taught Us.  Right behind are very good albums like A Date With the Everly Brothers, Two Yanks In England, Stories We Could Tell.  In the 80's they signed with Mercury and put out 3 fine albums with the first two being the best, EB84 and Born Yesterday (86). The title track from Born Yesterday is one of Don's best songs and even managed to peak at #17 on the Country charts.  "On The Wings Of A Nightingale" almost got them back on the Pop Top 40, stopping at #50.  It was written by Paul McCartney.