The Everly Brothers Inducted 1986 Don Everly born in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, 1937; Phil Everly born in Chicago, Illinois, 1939 The Everlys were a performing family; hosted their own radio show Father “Ike” was a guitar player with a unique finger picking style

Don begins to focus on songwriting Kitty Wells records Don’s original “Thou Shalt Not Steal” (1954); published by Athens Music owned by Chet Atkins Chet Atkins (Inducted 2002), becomes a guide as Don and Phil make their way through Nashville in : the brothers are introduced to Wesley Rose who secures a contract with Cadence Records – their big break The Everly Brothers

written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant –husband and wife country music and pop songwriting team Reached #2 on Billboard Pop Charts Reached #1 on Billboard Country Charts Song’s success garners national bookings, bookings at the Grand Ole Opry, and television appearances on Ed Sullivan and American Bandstand “Bye Bye Love” (1957)

Harmony Melody Bye bye, love. Bye bye, happiness. Hel- lo, loneliness. I think I’m-a gonna cry-y. Bye bye, love. Bye bye, sweet caress. Hel-lo, emptiness. I feel like I could di-e. Harmony Melody Harmony Melody Bye bye, my love-a, goodby-ye.