Don Everly, the graceful harmony of the Everly brothers with his brother Phil Everly, helped set the stage for rock and roll, died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday. He was 84 when he died.
The singer's lawyer and family spokesperson Linda Edell Howard confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Sunday.
“Don experienced what he felt in his heart,” the family said in a statement. “Don expressed his gratitude for being able to make his dreams come true, including the love for his significant other and his wife Adela, and for sharing the music that made him the Everly Brotherhood. Don has always been grateful to his fans, ”explains the author.
News of his death was posted on the brothers' official Instagram account early Sunday morning.
"We regret to announce the death of Isaac Donald Everly today with great sadness," the message read. "He is survived by his wife Adela, his mother Margaret, his daughters Venetia, Stacy, Erin and Edan, as well as his grandchildren Arabella, Isan, Stirling, Eres, Lily and Esper."
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"The Storyteller" is how the Country Music Hall of Fame is remembered.
Classic songs such as "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up, Little Susie" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" illustrate the vocal mix between Everly and her younger brother Phil, who died in 2014 of complications from lung disease. chronic obstructive. . Everly was the host, humming the main melody of most of their songs as her brother's voice played.
With the release of Bye Bye Love in 1957, their music conquered an enthusiastic audience and sparked the imagination of young people who would later become The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel.
Isaac Donald Everly was born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky, and grew up with his brother listening to country music. Before even leaving elementary school, they sang on their father's radio show in Shenandoah, Iowa, with their parents, who played country music.
After a two-year stay in Knoxville, the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where the brothers quickly established themselves as a couple. Chet Atkins was one of their early supporters, which led them to a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose and a recording contract with Cadence Records in 1957.
Keep a-Lovin 'Me, her only single from Columbia Records, flopped a year ago, but that didn't happen with Bye Bye Love.
The Everly Brothers were included in the Grand Ole Opry just three months after their debut single, “Love,” topped the country charts and peaked at No. 2 on the national charts.
In 1998, Everly told the Tennessean: "I felt at home at the Opry". "Because at that time people were yelling at us and looking to see if we were in shoes as we walked the streets of New York with a guitar case."
Country and bluegrass artists such as the Delmore brothers, the Osborne brothers and the Louvin brothers laid the foundations for the harmonious sound of the Everlys, which the brothers perfected with material written by themselves and by songwriters in Nashville, notably Felice and Budlo Bryant, who wrote, “Goodbye my love. You can also hear Buddy Holly's influence when they toured with him in the late 1950s.
The duo's economic fortunes began to decline as the musicians they influenced began to emerge. Their last Top 10 hit in the United States was "It's Old Fashioned (This Is How Love Is)" in 1962.
Their collaboration was at times difficult behind the scenes as they battled drugs, management and each other. Their struggles erupted on stage at a concert in California in 1973, and they went their separate ways without speaking for ten years, during which they pursued individual careers with limited success.
The 1983 reunion resulted in a well-received live album as well as two excellent studio albums: EB '84 (including the hit "On the Wings of a Nightingale", written by Paul McCartney) and Born Yesterday.
The brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 as part of the original Class of Ten, and in 2001 they were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The duo's last studio album, "Some Hearts", was released in 1988.
Along with their Hall of Fame induction, the Everly's last major public appearances were with Simon & Garfunkel in 2003 and 2004, as well as their last headlining European tour in 2005.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day told USA TODAY in 2013 that Everlys' harmonies were "so beautiful" when he and singer Nora Jones recorded the Everlys tribute album "Foreverly". "Songs Our Dad Taught Us", the duo's second album, was "quite adventurous at the time," he says.
“A lot of other rockers have tried to become pop musicians. Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley have enjoyed a string of big hits, as has Chuck Berry. And the Everly brothers played torch tunes and killer ballads. so dark and angelic. "
After Everly's passing, Lewis became the last living member of Rock Hall First Class.
“The Everly brothers are inextricably linked with American music. Few of us can say we were there when it all started, and even fewer can say we are still here, ”added Lewis. “I could say a lot about Don and what he and Phil meant to me as people and artists, but today I'm going to reflect. Long live rock and roll, and God bless Don Everly. "
The singer's lawyer and family spokesperson Linda Edell Howard confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Sunday.
“Don experienced what he felt in his heart,” the family said in a statement. “Don expressed his gratitude for being able to make his dreams come true, including the love for his significant other and his wife Adela, and for sharing the music that made him the Everly Brotherhood. Don has always been grateful to his fans, ”explains the author.
News of his death was posted on the brothers' official Instagram account early Sunday morning.
"We regret to announce the death of Isaac Donald Everly today with great sadness," the message read. "He is survived by his wife Adela, his mother Margaret, his daughters Venetia, Stacy, Erin and Edan, as well as his grandchildren Arabella, Isan, Stirling, Eres, Lily and Esper."
Tom T. Hall has passed away at the age of 85.
"The Storyteller" is how the Country Music Hall of Fame is remembered.
Classic songs such as "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up, Little Susie" and "All I Have To Do Is Dream" illustrate the vocal mix between Everly and her younger brother Phil, who died in 2014 of complications from lung disease. chronic obstructive. . Everly was the host, humming the main melody of most of their songs as her brother's voice played.
With the release of Bye Bye Love in 1957, their music conquered an enthusiastic audience and sparked the imagination of young people who would later become The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel.
Isaac Donald Everly was born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky, and grew up with his brother listening to country music. Before even leaving elementary school, they sang on their father's radio show in Shenandoah, Iowa, with their parents, who played country music.
After a two-year stay in Knoxville, the family moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where the brothers quickly established themselves as a couple. Chet Atkins was one of their early supporters, which led them to a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose and a recording contract with Cadence Records in 1957.
Keep a-Lovin 'Me, her only single from Columbia Records, flopped a year ago, but that didn't happen with Bye Bye Love.
The Everly Brothers were included in the Grand Ole Opry just three months after their debut single, “Love,” topped the country charts and peaked at No. 2 on the national charts.
In 1998, Everly told the Tennessean: "I felt at home at the Opry". "Because at that time people were yelling at us and looking to see if we were in shoes as we walked the streets of New York with a guitar case."
Country and bluegrass artists such as the Delmore brothers, the Osborne brothers and the Louvin brothers laid the foundations for the harmonious sound of the Everlys, which the brothers perfected with material written by themselves and by songwriters in Nashville, notably Felice and Budlo Bryant, who wrote, “Goodbye my love. You can also hear Buddy Holly's influence when they toured with him in the late 1950s.
The duo's economic fortunes began to decline as the musicians they influenced began to emerge. Their last Top 10 hit in the United States was "It's Old Fashioned (This Is How Love Is)" in 1962.
Their collaboration was at times difficult behind the scenes as they battled drugs, management and each other. Their struggles erupted on stage at a concert in California in 1973, and they went their separate ways without speaking for ten years, during which they pursued individual careers with limited success.
The 1983 reunion resulted in a well-received live album as well as two excellent studio albums: EB '84 (including the hit "On the Wings of a Nightingale", written by Paul McCartney) and Born Yesterday.
The brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 as part of the original Class of Ten, and in 2001 they were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The duo's last studio album, "Some Hearts", was released in 1988.
Along with their Hall of Fame induction, the Everly's last major public appearances were with Simon & Garfunkel in 2003 and 2004, as well as their last headlining European tour in 2005.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day told USA TODAY in 2013 that Everlys' harmonies were "so beautiful" when he and singer Nora Jones recorded the Everlys tribute album "Foreverly". "Songs Our Dad Taught Us", the duo's second album, was "quite adventurous at the time," he says.
“A lot of other rockers have tried to become pop musicians. Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley have enjoyed a string of big hits, as has Chuck Berry. And the Everly brothers played torch tunes and killer ballads. so dark and angelic. "
After Everly's passing, Lewis became the last living member of Rock Hall First Class.
“The Everly brothers are inextricably linked with American music. Few of us can say we were there when it all started, and even fewer can say we are still here, ”added Lewis. “I could say a lot about Don and what he and Phil meant to me as people and artists, but today I'm going to reflect. Long live rock and roll, and God bless Don Everly. "
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