Isaac Donald Everly was born on February 1, 1937
in Brownie, Kentucky.
Philip Everly was born on
January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. They grew
up performing with their parents, two country
musicians, on radio and in
small
town live stage shows.
The Everly Brothers burst on the national scene
with their 1957
hit “Bye, Bye Love” and followed
with more than a dozen top ten
hits including Hit
Parade toppers, ”Wake Up Little Susie”,
“All I
Have To Do Is Dream”, “Bird Dog”, “Devoted To
You”,
“Problems”, “Take A Message To Mary”,
Til I Kissed You”,
“Let It Be Me”, “Cathy’s
Clown”, When Will I Be Loved”, “So Sad”,
“Ebony Eyes”, “Walk Right Back”, Crying In The
Rain”
and “That’s Old Fashioned”.
The Everly Brothers are the only act to have a #1 hit single
on all of the Billboard charts, Pop 100, Country and R&B, at
the same time.
“All I Have To Do Is Dream” topped
the
chart on all
three surveys during the week of June 2, 1958.
With 38 visits to the best selling singles charts, in 1986
the
Everly Brothers were among the first
recording
artists inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame,
and in 2001 they received a similar
tribute from the
Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1997, they were awarded a
Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award, they also have a star
on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Visit the Everly Brothers fan site here.