Don Everly, one half of The Everly Brothers, has died aged 84, his family have confirmed.The family’s statement read: “Don lived by what he felt in his heart.
Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams … with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother”.Don, and his younger brother Phil, first performed as children on their father’s radio show in Iowa in the 1940s.
But it was after the Everly family moved to Nashville in the mid 1950s that the brothers were able to properly launch a music career.
The first hit came in 1957 with ‘Bye Bye Love’ topping the country charts, while the next single ‘Wake Up Little Susie’ topped the overall charts.They had fifteen top ten hits in the US.
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