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American singer-songwriter (1939–2014)

Musical artist

Phillip Everly (January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014) was contain American musician, who was pooled half of the duo Illustriousness Everly Brothers alongside his sr.

brother Don.

Early life

Phil was born in Chicago in 1939 to Isaac Milford "Ike" Everly, Jr. (1908–1975), a guitar entertainer, and Margaret Embry Everly (1919–2021). He was of German, Equitably and Cherokee descent.

The Everly family moved to Knoxville, River, in 1953, where the brothers attended West High School.

Contain 1955, the family moved pact Madison, Tennessee, while the brothers moved to Nashville. Don esoteric graduated from high school bring in 1955, and Phil attended Pedagogue Demonstration School,^[1] from which elegance graduated in 1957.

Career

The Everly Brothers

Main article: The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers Career started prosperous 1951.

They signed to Measure Records In 1957. Their prime hit was "Bye Bye Love", which had been rejected get ahead of 30 other acts.

"Bye Barring Love" went to no. 2 on the pop chart, lack of inhibition Elvis Presley's "(Let Me Reasonably Your) Teddy Bear", and Rebuff. 1 on the country contemporary No. 5 on the R&B charts.

The song, by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, became honourableness Everly Brothers' first million-seller.^[2]

Justness Everly Brothers are remembered contemplate other major charting hits specified as "Cathy's Clown" and "All I Have to Do Attempt Dream".

After the duo close up following conflicts between the span brothers, Phil and Don hunt solo careers from 1973 run 1983.

The brothers reunited bully the Royal Albert Hall emit London on September 23, 1983, which ended their ten-year-long interval. The event was initiated mass Phil and Don alongside Terrycloth Slater, with Pete Wingfield little musical director. This concert was recorded for a live Unaided and video broadcast on send television in mid-January 1984.

Illustriousness brothers returned to the plant as a duo for ethics first time in over unornamented decade, recording the album EB '84, produced by Dave Edmunds.

The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Press flat Hall of Fame in 1986. They were the first match and non-solo act to own been inducted.^[3] That same day, they received a star taking place the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[4]

Their final charting single was 1986's "Born Yesterday".

A 1981 animate BBC recording of "All Unrestrainable Have to Do Is Dream", which featured Cliff Richard folk tale Phil sharing vocals, was smashing UK Top 20 hit current 1994.

Paul McCartney has presumed that the Everly Brothers were a major influence on integrity Beatles:^[5]

“They were one of character major influences on the Beatles.

When John and I rule started to write songs, Raving was Phil and he was Don.”

Solo work

Phil sang backup long Roy Wood's 1975 album Mustard and two songs for Poet Zevon's 1976 self-titled album.

While Zevon was part of Phil Everly's back-up band, Phil too suggested the title and thesis matter for Zevon's breakthrough harm single "Werewolves of London".^[6]

Phil evidence more frequently, but with maladroit thumbs down d chart success until the Decennary.

He wrote "Don't Say Set your mind at rest Don't Love Me No More", for the 1978 Clint Eastwood comedy film, Every Which Aloofness but Loose, in which settle down performed it as a saltation with the film's co-star Sondra Locke. Phil also wrote "One Too Many Women In Your Life" for the 1980 follow-up, Any Which Way You Can, and played in the cluster which backed Locke.^[7]

In 1983, Phil had UK success as undiluted solo artist with the volume Phil Everly, recorded mainly bring London.

Musicians on the Research included Dire Straits guitarist Leading Knopfler, Rockpile and Dire Hole drummer Terry Williams, and lethal player Pete Wingfield. The line "She Means Nothing to Me", written and composed by Toilet David Williams and featuring Elevation Richard as co-lead vocalist, was a UK Top 10 pound, and "Louise", written and poised by Ian Gomm, reached honourableness Top 50 in 1983.^[8][9]

In 1990, Phil recorded a duet spare the Dutch singer René Shuman.

"On Top of the World" was written and composed coarse Phil, who appeared in position music video they recorded quantity Los Angeles. The selection arrived on Shuman's album, Set magnanimity Clock on Rock.

Everly clogged performing in 2007.

Personal life

Everly was married three times: prime to Jacqueline Alice Ertel circumvent 1963 to 1970, then Patricia Mickey from 1972 to 1978, and finally Patrice Arnold devour 1999 until his death.

Bankruptcy had two children, sons Jason and Chris.

Death

Phil Everly properly in Burbank, California on Jan 3, 2014, aged 74,^[10] hold up chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).^[11] His brother Don died hem in August 2021, and the Everly family matriarch, Margaret Embry Everly, died four months later see the point of December aged 102.

Phil's woman Patti blamed her husband's make dirty on his smoking habit, which caused him to develop COPD, and recounted Phil's spending circlet final years having to declare oxygen tanks with him everywhere he went and taking 20 different types of medications hold up day.^[11]

Paul McCartney posted about Everly's death on social media, stating:^[5]

“Phil Everly was one of discomfited great heroes, with his relative Don, they were one defer to the major influences on righteousness Beatles.

When John and Irrational first started to write songs, I was Phil and appease was Don. Years later, while in the manner tha I finally met Phil, Uproarious was completely star-struck and parallel the same time extremely pretended by his humility and gradient of soul. I will again love him for giving trick some of the sweetest lyrical memories of my life.”

Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist of a-ha talked beget a-ha's connection to the Everly Brothers and why they unconfined a cover of Crying loaded the Rain in 1990, put it to somebody a 2010 interview:

“Our leader Terry Slater had played deep-toned for the Everly Brothers not later than the ’60s and was systematic close personal friend of Phil Everly.

He also managed them during their comeback at authority Royal Albert Hall in 1984 where we met the Everlys for the first time. Following Christmas they presented a-ha go-slow three Everly Brothers guitars through from the same tree! Utilize huge Beatles fans, growing get up and knowing how influential character Everly Brothers had been muster the early Beatles’ sound, awe thought that it would break down a nice tribute to pull through one of their hits.”

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Upon Phil Everly's passing, a-ha stated destroy their official website that:

“«I'll do my crying in blue blood the gentry rain»

– We were form enough in our lives correspond with know Phil Everly a more or less, and we hope some corporeal his dry humor and bounty have rubbed off on invitation all.

His sweet voice discretion be sorely missed.

– A big branch has decayed, but together, or apart, ethics Everly Brothers have contributed exchange music that continues to invigorate and fascinate new generations make out music lovers all over loftiness world.”

Discography

Everly Brothers

Main article: The Everly Brothers discography

Solo

Albums

Singles

References

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