Walk right back everly bros biography
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Biography
IN THE BEGINNING (1937-1957)
It all started in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (USA), Isaac Donald Everly (b.2/1/1937) born in Brownie, KY and Phillip Everly (b.1/19/1939) in Chicago, IL were raised in a musical family, steeped in one of the oldest musical traditions in America. The atmosphere of the coal mining towns of Kentucky and the songs which are the voice of the culture formed The Everly Brothers sound which has endured for more than six decades. Don and Phil are the sons of Ike and Margaret Everly, who, like their parents before them, were folk and country singers from central Kentucky. Their late father was one of the few "authentic" guitarists in American music. The influence of his thumb picking style can be heard in the music of guitar players such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler.
Soon after Don was born, Ike decided to leave the coal region and move to Chicago to pursue a career in music and find a better life for
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Story Behind the Song: 'Walk Right Back'
The origin of The Everly Brothers' "Walk Right Back" falls right in line with the military career of its writer, Sonny Curtis. He wrote the song in basic training, and the Everlys' version was released the same day he landed in France in 1960 to do his duty. Curtis, a member of Buddy Holly's grupp, The Crickets, recalled writing the tune with Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International.
I had the stupid question — of course, I knew this — "Did you know the Everly Brothers?"
(Laughs) I played guitar with the Everly Brothers for about three years off and on. The other two Crickets, Jerry Allison and Joe B. Mauldin, and I were their backup band in 1959 before inom got drafted and went into the Army. After I came out of the Army, inom played with them for a couple of years ... this was in basic training, it was a Sunday afternoon, and I had the worst old, beat-up Sears Roebuck kind of guitar. Nothing against Sears Roebuck, but
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The Everly Brothers
American rock duo
The Everly Brothers | |
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Phil (left) and Don Everly in 1958 | |
| Origin | Knoxville, stat i usa, U.S. |
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| Discography | The Everly Brothers discography |
| Years active | 1956–1973, 1983–2005 |
| Labels | Cadence, London, Heliodor, Warner Bros., RCA Victor, Razor & Tie, Mercury |
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The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, and pop,[1] becoming pioneers of country rock.[2][3]
Don and Phil Everly were raised in a musical family. As children in the 1940s, they appeared on radio in Iowa singing with their parents as "The Everly Family". During their high school years in Knoxville, they performed on radio and television. The brothers gained the attention of Chet Atkins, who began to promote the