Don and Phil Everly turned sibling harmonies into a string of late-1950s rock and roll hits.
For their early peak, "All I Have to Do Is Dream" still holds up. Later, "Crying In The Rain" shows they could adapt without losing that harmony.
Their sound was built around close vocal harmonies that felt both country and rock at the same time. Songs like "Cathy's Clown" and "Wake Up Little Susie" became staples of the era, and their influence echoes in everything from the Beatles to modern folk-rock. They were put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
They broke through in 1957 with "Bye Bye Love," which hit number one on the Billboard chart. A legal fight with their label in the 1960s stopped their recording for a few years, but they reunited in the 1980s and kept performing.
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