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“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. My wife Adela and I are touched by all the tributes we're seeing for Phil and we thank you for allowing us to grieve in private at this incredibly difficult time.”

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Author:Don Everly

“I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n' roll made between 1955 and 1959. The Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry were my first musical loves and are still what I am most moved by. Roy Orbison came a little bit later.”

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Author:Teddy Thompson

“I am like a chameleon, influenced by whatever's going on. If Elvis can do it, I can do it. If the Everly Brothers can do it, me and Paul can. Same with Dylan.”

Ifs I Can Can Do Music Brother Dylan I Can Do It Chameleon Everly Brothers

Book:The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yōko Ono

Source: The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yōko Ono

“The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.”

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Author:John Oates

“I listen to a lot of Chicago blues, I suppose. It reminds me of growing up, I guess. But I'm also obsessed by close-harmony groups. Actually, I'm fascinated particularly by brother duos, how they blend together. The Everly Brothers, the Stanley Brothers, The McQuarrys. There's something inherently magical about harmony.”

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Author:John C. Reilly

“Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, and a lot of American artists were my greatest influences.”

Artist Influence Brother Redneck Everly Brothers

Author:Gordon Waller

“... my daughter McKenna thought I sang with the Everly Brothers ... I said, 'no I was one of the Righteous Brothers' and she said 'didn't they invent the airplane?'”

Said Music Brother Daughter My Daughter Airplane Righteous Everly Brothers

Author:Bill Medley

“We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.”

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Author:Edgar Winter