Don Everly – 80

1. februar 2017

“Phil Everly was one of my great heroes, with his brother Don, they were one of the major influences on the Beatles. 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 star-struck and at the same time extremely impressed by his humility and gentleness of soul. I will always love him for giving me some of the sweetest musical memories of my life.” (Paul McCartney i forbindelse med Phil Everlys død)

Ja, det er svært at lytte til The Beatles’ vokalharmonier uden også at tænke på inspirationen fra Don og Phil Everly. Og hvad ville Simon & Garfunkel have været uden først at identificere sig med The Evelys under kunstnernavnet Tom & Jerry. Jovist, The Everly Brothers satte tårnhøje standarder for, hvordan vokalpop skulle lyde. Da de to brødre blev forenet i 1983 efter mere end et årtis adskillelse, stod Paul McCartney klar med en sang – den smukke “On the Wings of a Nightingale” – der blev indspillet på duoens genforeningsplade EB84 med McCartney på guitar.

Everly Brothers var først og fremmest fortolkere, men de kunne også skrive velfungerende pop, når det tog dem. Fx Don Everlys “(Till) I kissed you” fra 1959, der nåede helt op på hitlistens fjerdeplads derovre.

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