Sad to hear this news this morning – I am struggling to think of any other influential 1950’s Rock ‘n’ Rollers that are still with us…….off the top of my head Jerry Alison (Cricket’s drummer) is the sole survivor.
Don Everly dead
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James Burton is still riffing … true dough, ain’t too many left
Jerry Lee Lewis is still with us.
Considering he is possibly second only to Keith Richards in surviving the excesses of the rock and roll lifestyle – maybe not the drugs but certainly the sex and booze aspects – Jerry Lee Lewis is doing remarkably well at 85.
“Rock ‘n’ roller” might be overstating it, but Neil Sedaka is still with us, as are Dion DiMucci and Chubby Checker…
You could include Carole King too.
Does Hank Marvin count?
If you’ve listened to any post-1960 British band that played guitars, you’re damned right he does.
Clarence “Frogman” Henry is still with us.
@JQW
But sadly sinking fast
He would do, he’s been homeless for 70 years.
Richard Fairbrass is still with us, depsite his best efforts.
Strange to have a post about such a significant figure and not actually celebrate the dear departed…so here you go. The intensity and hard-won rapprochement on display here, at such a distance from their peak years, is hugely affecting. Thanks, Don. Thanks, Phil.
I listened to the “Original British Hit Singles” compilation on Ace today.
22 tracks – beautiful item – even the b-sides are familiar!
Devoted to You – Claudette – Love of my Life – Oh, What a Feeling – Since You Broke My Heart… believe me, you’d recognize them.
For me it’s (probably) the best release on definitely the world’s best record label.
This McCartney penned 80s comeback song is wonderful
Never heard that before – great tune.
Think one of Macca’s very best post 1980
RIP Don
Time for the Beeb to dust off the wonderful RAH concert.
The Arena film will no doubt be on again, and rightly too, if only to remind us that Yentob was a filmmaker of genius before he became a boring starfucker. “Alan can’t answer the phone, he’s playing golf with the Aga Khan and Boutros Boutros Gali” etc
My favourite track off my favourite Evs (as nobody has called them since 1961) album. Truly a thing of wonder, probably the greatest of the string of masterpieces Boudleaux and Felice Bryant turned out for the lads in the late 50s and early 60s, although Love Hurts runs it close.
Some of my early childhood memories are of being left at my Nan’s and being given free reign to play some of the singles that had been left by assorted Aunts and Uncles on the sideboard sized record player. One that always stood out was Wake up little Susie which I think had been one of my Mum’s. Years later I was able to take her to see The Everleys supporting Simon and Garfunkel at Manchestet arena. Here’s WULS with S&G intro from earlier in that tour.
I was obviously aware of them when growing up, but only really appreciated them fully in the 70s when I started to appreciate their roots in country music. Got to see them at the reunion at the RAH in 1983 and it was one of the most magical evenings – I never imagined I would be listening to those harmonies in the same room!
I think I now have pretty much everything of theirs now – a lot of their early albums are patchy (song material became a problem after they joined Warners), and they didn’t fare well after the British Invasion in the States, and before that ticket sales on their 1963 tour here were reportedly so poor that Little Richard was added to the bill (the Stones were on that tour, so the writing was on the wall). Suddenly they seemed out of time as things got grittier and rockier, although the hits continued here for a while.
This is a fave from the ‘wilderness years’….
I saw that 1963 tour. Don’t remember any empty seats, but it was a while ago. It was before Little Richard came on board, but I was quite happy with Don and Phil (backed by the actual Crickets), Bo Diddley, and the Stones. Oh, and Mickie Most…
I was at the Albert in 1983 too.
No explanation needed. This is genius music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrufmdHJlRY
For the guitar spods among us, this is Albert Lee at Norman’s Rare Guitars in LA some years ago talking about his time with Don Everly and the guitar he was given.
I remember Albert talking about the minefield he walked vis a vis the Everly Brothers feud.
Phil gone, Don gone … by their mother Margaret is still going at 102.
Wow. Tough to lose your children at any age though
This popped up today – a full concert by the Everly Brothers from 1968, with their band, playing at Chequers, a Sydney Vegas type nightclub. Black and white footage but a very authentic representation.
They sure liked to sling those guitars around.