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April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 33) The Everly Brothers

By Paul Simon

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Cadence Classics: Their 20 Greatest Hits

They wore matching suits and had an uncanny not-twins-but-strikingly-similar appearance. Southern boys who looked like well-behaved guests, the Everly Brothers did indeed have an alien quality about them. On some level, the Everly Brothers were visitors from another planet: They came to rock & roll...

1986 RS: 5of 5 Stars

Born Yesterday

1985

Stories We Could Tell

1972

Roots

1968

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The Everly Brothers are the most important vocal duo in rock. The enduring influence of the Everly Brothers' close, understated yet expressive harmonies is evident in the work of such British Invasion bands as the Beatles and the Hollies and of folk-oriented acts, such as Simon and Garfunkel, not to mention countless solo artists, among them Dave Edmunds, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ro...

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