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The Everly Brothers charted 31 singles on the Hot 100, including 12 top 10 hits, from the tally's 1958 inception through 1984. This past summer, Billboard ranked the. The Everly Brothers - 50 Years Of Hits 01. Brook Brothers Warpaint. Guitar Instrumentals 1958-62 - Twang!

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Family and education [ ] Don was born in, in 1937, and Phil two years later in,. Their parents were Isaac Milford 'Ike' Everly, Jr. (1908–1975), a guitar player, and Margaret Embry Everly. Actor (born Jules Guy), also from, was the son of Ike's sister. Margaret was 15 when she married Ike, who was 26.

Ike worked in from age 14, but his father encouraged him to pursue his love of music. Ike and Margaret began singing together. The Everly brothers spent most of their childhood in. They attended Longfellow Elementary School in, for a year, but then moved to Shenandoah in 1944, where they remained through early high school. Ike Everly had a show on and KFNF in Shenandoah in the mid-1940s, first with his wife and then with their sons.

The brothers sang on the radio as 'Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil.' The family sang as the Everly Family. Ike, with guitarists,, and, was honored in 1992 by the construction of the in. The family moved to, in 1953, where the brothers attended West High School.

In 1955, the family moved to, while the brothers moved to. Don had graduated from high school in 1955, and Phil attended in Nashville, from which he graduated in 1957. Both could now focus on recording. 1950s [ ] While in Knoxville, the brothers caught the attention of family friend, manager of studio in Nashville.

The brothers became a duo and moved to Nashville. Despite affiliation with RCA, Atkins arranged for the Everly Brothers to record for in early 1956. Their 'Keep a-Lovin' Me,' which Don wrote and composed, flopped, and they were dropped from the Columbia label. Atkins introduced them to, of music publishers.

Rose told them he would get them a recording deal if they signed to Acuff-Rose as songwriters. They duly signed in late 1956, and in 1957 Rose introduced them to, who was looking for artists for his. The Everlys signed and made a recording in February 1957.

' had been rejected by 30 other acts. Their record reached No. 2 on the charts, behind 's ',' and No. 1 on the country and No. 5 on the charts. The song, by, became the Everly Brothers's first million-seller.

Working with the Bryants, they had hits in the United States and the United Kingdom, the biggest being ',' ',' ',' and '.' The Everlys, though they were largely interpretive artists, also succeeded as songwriters, especially with Don's ',' which hit No. 4 on the United States pop charts. The brothers toured with in 1957 and 1958. According to Holly's biographer Philip Norman, they were responsible for persuading Holly and the to change their outfits from and to the Everlys' suits.

Don said Holly wrote and composed 'Wishing' for them. 'We were all from the South,' Phil observed of their commonalities. 'We'd started in country music.' Although some sources say Phil Everly was one of Holly's pallbearers in February 1959, Phil said in 1986 that he attended the funeral and sat with Holly's family, but was not a pallbearer. Aygun K Lut Sekilleri there. Don did not attend, saying, 'I couldn't go to the funeral.

I couldn't go anywhere. I just took to my bed.' 1960s/1970s [ ]. This section of a needs additional for. Please help by adding. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially or harmful. (July 2013) () After three years on Cadence, the Everlys signed with in 1960, with which they remained for 10 years.