Among the many popular recording artists of the 1950s and 1960s, the
Everly Brothers, Don and Phil, rank pretty high up on the list. Don was born Isaac Donald on February 1, 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky. Phil was born January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. Both their parents were in show business as folk and country singers. The Everlys first recorded for
Columbia Records in 1955, but it wasn't until they signed with
Archie Bleyer's
Cadence Records in 1957 that their career took off. And what a way to take off; their debut record for Cadence,
Bye Bye Love went to Number 2 on the charts and became a gold record.
Between 1957 and 1984, they hit the charts a total of 38 times, including 14 Top Ten, 4 Number 1 and four Gold Records. Phew!
This week on
Treasure Island Oldies,
Voice Your Choice is pleased to feature
The Everly Brothers with two of their well known but rarely heard Top Twenty hits:
Don't Blame Me and
Take A Message To Mary. Cast your vote at the
Voice Your Choice page. We'll play the winner in the 3rd hour of next week's show.
