01-03-2014, 11:43 PM
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Transitions : Phil Everly
Musician Phil Everly, whose high, close-harmony singing with his older brother, Don, made The Everly Brothers one of the biggest rock and country acts of the 1950s and early 1960s, has died aged 74, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Everly died in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on Friday, his wife Patti told the Times for a story on the paper's website.
Representatives for Phil Everly could not immediately be reached by Reuters for comment on Friday evening.
The Everly Brothers profoundly influenced 1960s-era groups and singer-songwriters ranging from The Beatles' John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who early in their careers called themselves The Foreverly Brothers, to Simon and Garfunkel, The Byrds, The Hollies and The Beach Boys.
"Perhaps even more powerfully than Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers melded country with the emerging sound of Fifties rock & roll," Rolling Stone magazine said in placing the brothers at number 33 on its list of the 100 greatest artists.
Phil and Don had an onstage breakup in 1973 that led to a decade-long estrangement, but Phil told Time magazine their relationship had endured.
"Don and I are infamous for our split," Phil said, "but we're closer than most brothers. Harmony singing requires that you enlarge yourself, not use any kind of suppression. Harmony is the ultimate love."
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01-04-2014, 01:52 AM
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Bye, bye love.....
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01-04-2014, 02:01 AM
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From ol' geezers like me, he'll truly be missed. Loved the Everly Brothers music ... and still do.
Phil, RIP!
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01-04-2014, 08:16 AM
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Time goes by, so slowly, I hunger for your touch, the long lonely night . . .
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01-04-2014, 08:48 AM
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He will surely live on through his music.
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01-04-2014, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
Time goes by, so slowly, I hunger for your touch, the long lonely night . . .
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I didnt know the Everly Brothers sang that song too....
I know others have covered it but I did not think they had.
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01-04-2014, 07:28 PM
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01-04-2014, 10:34 PM
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thanks OF
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