History Music / TheEverlyBrothers

* SiblingTeam[=/=]SiblingRivalry: While they blended perfectly in vocal harmony, hot-blooded Don and more reserved Phil clashed constantly offstage. Tensions rose dramatically when Don briefly quit in 1962 after suffering a nervous breakdown (accelerated by an amphetamine addiction), leaving Phil to finish a British tour with their bassist taking Don's vocal parts. By TheSeventies, they were antsy to start solo careers and broke up after a 1973 farewell concert that ended with Phil (showing he could be just as hot-blooded as Don) angrily smashing his guitar and stomping offstage, leaving Don to finish the show alone. After 10 years apart, they managed to patch things up a bit by TheEighties and mounted a successful reunion. Even then, observers reported they never got along especially well; their 1980s record producer Creator/DaveEdmunds claimed it was nearly impossible to get them in the studio to sing together at the same time, as neither wanted to be in the presence of the other. Eventually, the duo stopped performing together again, not performing as a duo for the last decade or so of Phil's life.

* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Their career hit a rough patch in TheSixties when they struggled to stay up-to-date musically while the public seemed to only want to accept them as a nostalgic act. As a result, they went into GenreRoulette mode, trying everything from proto-HardRock ("The Price of Love") and Sunshine Pop ("Bowling Green", their only real hit during this period), to Bubblegum Rock ("Milk Train", written by Tony Romeo, who later wrote [[Series/ThePartridgeFamily "I Think I Love You"]]) and even a slight nod to PsychedelicRock ("Mary Jane", a song about exactly what you'd [[TheStoner guess it's about]]). As they moved to TheSeventies they went in more of a folk-country direction. Despite much critical acclaim, none of this translated to [[CriticalDissonance much in the way of sales]].

* SiblingTeam[=/=]SiblingRivalry: While they blended perfectly in vocal harmony, hot-blooded Don and more reserved Phil clashed constantly offstage. Tensions rose dramatically when Don briefly quit in 1962 after suffering a nervous breakdown (accelerated by an amphetamine addiction), leaving Phil to finish a British tour with their bassist taking Don's vocal parts. By TheSeventies, they were antsy to start solo careers and broke up after a 1973 farewell concert that ended with Phil angrily smashing his guitar and stomping offstage, leaving Don to finish the show alone. They managed to patch things up a bit by TheEighties and mounted a successful reunion.

* {{Tsundere}}: The song "Where Can I Meet Her" is written from the POV of someone with this attitude towards a LovableAlphaBitch, complete with lots of HypocriticalHumour.

Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 9, 1939 – January 3, 2014) were a pair of brothers and [[CountryMusic country]]-influenced [[RockAndRoll rock and roll]] musicians who rose to great success in TheFifties, and stood out with their powerful two-part harmonies: Don singing baritone, and Phil singing tenor. ''Incredibly'' influential, the duo were responsible for such notable hits as "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Cathy's Clown".

* MusicOfNote: Quite simply, the Everly Brothers brought vocal harmonies to RockAndRoll music, paving the way for many artists who used them later such as Music/TheBeachBoys, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheHollies (who provided instrumental backing for the Everlys' 1966 album ''Two Yanks in England''), Music/SimonAndGarfunkel, and Music/TheBeeGees.

The duo was part of the inaugural 1986 class of UsefulNotes/RockAndRollHallOfFame inductees, and in 2001 were elected to the Music/CountryMusicHallOfFame.

* GreatestHitsAlbum: No shortage of these, considering their longetivity. The first one popped up in ''1959,'' and they're still pumping out a few a year as of 2013.
* LaterInstallmentWeirdness: Their career hit a rough patch in TheSixties, when they struggled to stay up-to-date musically while the public seemed to only want to accept them as a nostalgic act. As a result they went into GenreRoulette mode, trying everything from proto-HardRock ("The Price of Love") and Sunshine Pop ("Bowling Green", their only real hit during this period), to Bubblegum Rock ("Milk Train", written by Tony Romeo, who later wrote [[Series/ThePartridgeFamily "I Think I Love You"]]) and even a slight nod to PsychedelicRock ("Mary Jane", a song about exactly what you'd [[TheStoner guess it's about]]). As they moved to TheSeventies they went in more of a folk-country direction. Despite much critical acclaim, none of this translated to [[CriticalDissonance much in the way of sales]].

* SiblingTeam[=/=]SiblingRivalry: While they blended perfectly in vocal harmony, hot-blooded Don and more reserved Phil clashed constantly offstage. Tensions rose dramatically when Don briefly quit in 1962 after suffering a nervous breakdown (accelerated by an amphetamine addiction), leaving Phil to finish a British tour with their bassist taking Don's vocal parts. By TheSeventies, they were antsy to start solo careers, and broke up after a 1973 farewell concert that ended with Phil angrily smashing his guitar and stomping offstage, leaving Don to finish the show alone. They managed to patch things up a bit by TheEighties and mounted a successful reunion.

* ShoutOut: Their song "Advertising/BurmaShave" about the famous advertising campaign.

* MusicOfNote: Quite simply, the Everly Brothers brought vocal harmonies to RockAndRoll music, paving the way for many artists who used them later, like Music/TheBeachBoys, Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheBeeGees and Music/SimonAndGarfunkel.

* SiblingTeam[=/=]SiblingRivalry: While they blended perfectly in harmony, hot-blooded Don and more reserved Phil clashed constantly. Tensions rose dramatically when Don briefly quit in 1962 after suffering a nervous breakdown (accelerated by an amphetamine addiction), leaving Phil to finish a British tour with their bassist taking Don's vocal parts. By TheSeventies, they were antsy to start solo careers, and broke up after a 1973 farewell concert that ended with Phil angrily smashing his guitar and stomping offstage, leaving Don to finish the show alone. They managed to patch things up a bit by TheEighties and mounted a successful reunion.

->''When I want you in my arms''
->''When I want you, and all your charms''
->''Whenever I want you, [[TitleDrop all I have to do is dream.]]''

Brothers Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 9, 1939 – January 3, 2014) were two [[CountryMusic country]]-influenced [[RockAndRoll rock and roll]] musicians who rose to great success in TheFifties, and stood out with their powerful two-part harmonies: Don singing baritone, and Phil singing tenor. ''Incredibly'' influential, the duo were responsible for such notable hits as "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie", "All I Have to Do Is Dream", and "Cathy's Clown".

Brothers Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 9, 1939 – January 3, 2014) were two [[CountryMusic country]]-influenced [[RockAndRoll rock and roll]] musicians who rose to great success in TheFifties, and stood out with their powerful two-part harmonies: Don singing baritone, and Phil singing tenor. ''Incredibly'' influential, the duo were responsible for such notable hits as "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up Little Susie", and "All I Have to Do Is Dream."

-->--"All I Have to Do is Dream"

Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 9, 1939 – January 3, 2014) were two [[CountryMusic country]]-influenced [[RockAndRoll rock and roll]] musicians who rose to great success in TheFifties, and stood out with their powerful two-part harmonies: Don singing baritone, and Phil singing tenor. ''Incredibly'' influential, the duo were responsible for such notable hits as "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up Little Susie", and "All I Have to Do Is Dream."

The Everly Brothers, Isaac "Don" (born February 1, 1937) and Phillip (January 9, 1939 – January 3, 2014), were two [[CountryMusic country]]-influenced [[RockAndRoll rock and roll]] musicians who rose to great success in TheFifties, and stood out with their powerful two-part harmonies: Don singing baritone, and Phil singing tenor. ''Incredibly'' influential, the duo were responsible for such notable hits as "Bye Bye Love," "Wake Up Little Susie", and "All I Have to Do Is Dream."

Phil Everly passed away from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on January 3, 2014.

The actor James Best, known for playing Sheriff Rosco Coltrane on ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'', was their cousin. Phil Everly passed away from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on January 3, 2014.