The Everly Brothers Volume 1

The Everly Brothers, one of the most popular duos in music history, dominated the pop and country music charts in the late 1950s. If it seemed that Don and Phil Everly had a new hit every single month from 1957 on, you would not be incorrect. The Everly's trademark brand of harmony country pop 'n' roll was ubiquitous on the radio in both the U.S.A. and Britain, and would be influential for years to come, sowing the melodic seeds of both the British invasion of the early 1960's and the Seventies soft-pop singer-songwriter movement.

From 1957 until 1960, the 45RPM records and albums the Everlys recorded for Archie Bleyer's Cadence Records have provde to be some of the most enduring songs in pop, as new generations of recording artist reference (and in some cases imitate note-for-note) the title harmonies and crisp, bright timbre of their distinctive vocal blend. Their recordings originally released for Cadence are the focus of this two volume collection.