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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None of those LOS ANGELES TIMES photographs show Don and Phil the way I remember them, for the 'Fifties had a completely different look than the 'Sixties.
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Yup,right here.
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A few years ago, I recorded myself performing one of their songs.
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Thanks.
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