Phil and Done

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Someone's knockin' at the door
Somebody's ringin' the bell
Do me a favor,
Open the door, and let 'em in
Sister Suzie, brother John,
Martin Luther, Phil And Don,
Brother Michael, Auntie Gin,
Open the door,let 'em in.

Phil Everly, One Half of the Everly Brothers, Dies at 74
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/phil-everly-one-everly-brothers-668467

Everly Brothers - On The Wings Of A Nightingale
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQkXkSuy6QI


a little bit of symbolism there, I think

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Don Everly reacts to Phil's death: 'I loved my brother very much'



Read more: www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/don-everly-reacts-brother-phil-death-article-1.1566757#ixzz2pY0E5yXl

Don Everly said he had a special moment with his brother before Phil's passing Friday — even if the two weren't together at the time.
'I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing,'
Don Everly wrote in a statement to The Associated Press.

"NASHVILLE, Tenn. -
The infighting and hard feelings between the Everly Brothers were well-known, but surviving brother Don felt he had a special moment
with his brother Phil before Phil's passing Friday — even if the two weren't together at the time.

"I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing,"
Don Everly wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Saturday morning. "I took that as a special spiritual message from Phil saying goodbye.
Our love was and will always be deeper than any earthly differences we might have had."

Phil Everly died Friday in California from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 74.

The Everly Brothers were arguably the most influential vocal duo in music history.
They brought their love of country music to rock 'n' roll in the 1950s and 1960s, transforming the pop charts of the day
and inspiring legions of young proto rockers like the Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Byrds who would go on to change popular culture.

Songs like "Bye Bye Love" and "Wake Up Little Susie" remain a shared memory for generations of listeners who were hooked
by their deceptively simple harmonies that hid greater meaning in songs that were dark and new compared with the pop music of the day.

The two broke up amid quarrelling in 1973 after 16 years of hits, then reunited in 1983, "sealing it with a hug," Phil Everly said.

There was a heavy outpouring on social media following Phil Everly's death, proving The Everly Brothers remain relevant a half-century after their first hits.

Don Everly said he didn't expect to see the day his brother would pass.

"I loved my brother very much," the 76-year-old wrote. "I always thought I'd be the one to go first. ...
The world might be mourning an Everly Brother, but I'm mourning my brother Phil Everly."

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Like this one too.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_DhUI1OYAY


Here are the Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel at their (S&G's) last reunion concert.
Paul had included them in the show because they had inspired S&G to pursue their career.

Simon and Garfunkel publicly acknowledge the Everly Bros "were their single biggest influence, with no close second".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWlxDCvIQW8


This may actually have been filmed at the Wilkes-Barre performance, which was their "dress rehearsal" before 10,000 people, maybe more.
I was there, and this is how I remember it. The crowd was enthused, to put it mildly, and this was icing on the cake.

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The Life and Times of The Everly Brothers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4miV-DamNy4

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Two voices the Beatles envied
By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor
Sun January 12, 2014
www.cnn.com/2014/01/12/opinion/greene-everly-brothers/?iref=obnetwork

"...Paul McCartney said that he and John Lennon used to pretend they were the Everly Brothers:
"When John and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don.
Years later when I finally met Phil, I was completely starstruck and at the same time
extremely impressed by his humility and gentleness of soul...."