Classic artists rock an epic Rock Hall show Oct 30, 2009
Banner night: The acts performed under a wood-framed arch adorned with images of Fats Domino, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Sizzling warm-up: As lights dimmed, video clips played on a curved screen above the stage, showing Rock Hall induction speeches and all-star jams of dozens of stars. (USA Today -- Life)
'Oh Happy Day' changed Edwin Hawkins' life Oct 24, 2009
After a European tour and other U.S. engagements, the Hawkins Singers ended 1969 by appearing for five weeks at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where they opened for the Smothers Brothers, the Everly Brothers and for Leslie Uggams. "I had no problem with it," Hawkins says of performing in nightclubs and other secular venues. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cash, Skaggs honor their dads with new albums Oct 11, 2009
As early as 1958, with the Everly Brothers Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, pop and country musicians have had a rich history of paying homage to their parents. Brenda Lee skipped a generation the next year with Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang. (Boston Globe)
Johnnys list turns into Rosanne Cashs disc Oct 9, 2009
He recalled the Everly Brothers putting out an album, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, during the peak of their success. The songs benefit from being dusted off and shared again in new arrangements that are contemporary and appealing, Orr said. (MSNBC -- Music)
FSU needs clarity on Bowden, future Oct 7, 2009
Tears Of a Clown ~ Smokey Robinson & the Miracles 96 Tears ~ Question Mark and the Mysterians Crying In The Chapel ~ Elvis Presley Lonely Teardrops ~ Jackie Wilson Baby Baby Don t Cry ~ Smokey Robinson Cry Me A River ~ Justin Timberlake The Tracks Of My Tears ~ Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Crying Roy Orbison Cry Johnnie Ray White Doves Cry Prince Cry Godley & Creme Letter Full Of Tears ~ Gladys Knight & The Pips All My Tears Emmylou Harris Tears On My Pillow Little Anthony/Imperials Crying in... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Drummer left mark on Cedar Valley (14) Sep 7, 2009
The band opened for acts such as the Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Frankie Avalon, Dion and the Belmonts and Johnny Horton and was called in as a replacement act for the Winter Dance Party tour when a plane crash near Clear Lake in 1959 claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in 1959. Klatt entered the Marine Corps, where he would eventually earn entry to the Marine Corps Hall of Fame for his drumming. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
John Fogerty, 'The Blue Ridge Ranger Rides Again' Sep 7, 2009
By contrast, The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again features a roster of hotshot players and bigshot guests (Bruce Springsteen helps out on the Everly Brothers When Will I Be Loved, and Timothy B. Schmit and Don Henley make Rick Nelson s Garden Party sound like an Eagles song). For all that firepower, the follow-up can t touch the rough, quixotic charms of its predecessor. (Boston Globe)
Music Review: John Fogerty returns as Blue Ridge Rangers with album of twangy covers Sep 2, 2009
The Eagles' Don Henley joins in on a smooth, harmony-laced version of Ricky Nelson's "Garden Party," while Bruce Springsteen adds his bluesy grit and call-backs of "that's what I'm talking about" to a version of the Everly Brothers' "When Will I Be Loved.". The album doesn't burst with the kind of unbridled rock 'n' roll howl Fogerty unleashed in Creedence Clearwater Revival, but shows off the 64-year-old's rootsy side, still full of soul. (FOX61, CT)
Loggins and Messina at NIACC Aug. 30 Aug 20, 2009
It hit me like the Everly Brothers hit me the first time they got back together. There was something that in 30 years I had not been able to duplicate with anyone else. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
COMMUNITY and AREA EVENTS Aug 16, 2009
Elvis impersonator Dwight Isenhower and The Repeatles bring back the nostalgic 50s and 60s music of Buddy Holly, Elvis, the Everly Brothers, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles inside the air-conditioned Visitor Center with a Bose tower sound system, stage and theater lighting. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 on the day of the event, if available and runs from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Early reservations are encouraged. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Les Paul, Guitar Legend, Dead at 94 Aug 14, 2009
" Even as he worked to perfect the electrified guitar, Paul backed up such popular 1940s acts as Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore and the Andrews Sisters. In 1947, he released the revolutionary instrumental "Lover (When You're Near Me)," a precursor to multi-track recording that featured him playing eight different guitar parts. He also recorded hit songs with his wife, singer Mary Ford, including 36 gold records and 11 #1 pop hits such as "How High the Moon," "Lover" and "Vaya Con Dios," many of which... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Six to see at the Newport folk festival Jul 31, 2009
Guy Clark (12:45 p.m., Harbor Stage) A master songwriter whose tunes have been covered by everyone from the Everly Brothers to Johnny Cash. Pete Seeger (6 p.m., Fort Stage) At 90, one of the bedrock members of the folk movement is still going strong. (Boston Globe)
Cass McCombs, 'Catacombs' Jul 27, 2009
Sometimes the coolly lit songs in McCombs s parallel pop universes sound like a substitute Blue Velvet soundtrack ( Dreams-Come-True-Girl, featuring actress Karen Black), others a mating of John Lennon with the Everly Brothers ( Jonesy Boy ), or recordings from a reverberant garage, lovingly voiced with divine steel-guitar lines ( Harmonia ) or drums thick with a military beat ( Lionkiller Got Married ). More fragile than 2007 s Dropping the Writ, the album is never too delicate. (Boston Globe)
And on drums ... La Crosse musician, sound man finds work on the road and at home Jul 6, 2009
It s an Everly Brothers approach to punk rock. In between Ziggens gigs, he started working sound at other people s shows. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Downtown concert series kicks off June 13 Jun 18, 2009
My parents were also very musical and there was always plenty of rock and roll around, from Elvis and the Beatles to the Everly Brothers, Jarvis said. The Lackloves will kick off Downtown Racine's Summer Nights at the Square concert series on June 12. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Links to other featured weather-related tunes Jun 17, 2009
by The Everly Brothers 9/24/08. by The Cascades 9/17/08. (USA Today -- Weather)
Car show to feature band with Kalona roots Jun 16, 2009
Over the years they won many awards including in l965 and l966 Iowa's Best Dress Band and appeared with such groups as Sam the Sham, The Four Seasons, Tommy James hondells, the Everly Brothers, Dickie Lee, and Gary Lewis layboys. In all, the Escorts/Do's and Don'ts released 11 records during their career, the most by any Iowa rock group during the 50's - 700's. (Kalona News, IA)
Blues, jazz, rock, more on tap for Promenade series May 29, 2009
July 24: The Bel Airs -- Rockin' juke joints since 1981, this trio is anchored by the talents of brothers Dick and Dave Pruitt, who are often referred to as the "Everly Brothers of blues.". Aug. 7: G.B. Leighton -- No stranger to performing in the Iowa Great Lakes area, Leighton and his six-piece band can be seen nearly everywhere as they play more than 200 shows a year. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
* Bob Marleys long-lost English cousin prefers Neil Sedaka ph~^ny May 26, 2009
I used to like people like Neil Sedaka and the Everly Brothers. No reggae. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Tonic for summer May 8, 2009
Called "Just One of Those Days," the new CD features 11 cuts, ranging from the Everly Brothers' "Gone, Gone, Gone" to Brad Paisley's "Rainin' You." ... "Gone, Gone, Gone" by the Everly Brothers2. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
MSO goes 'Rez, White & Blue' May 7, 2009
The 28th annual Pepsi Pops concert at Ross Barnett Reservoir's Old Trace Park has a "Rez, White theme. "It is pretty much all American," says Michael Beattie, MSO president and executive director. "We do close with our usual fare that people have come to expect, God Bless America and Stars and Stripes Forever with the fireworks, but we're also presenting (Aaron) Copland's Variations on Simple Gifts, an arrangement of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Sousa marches, some Pink Panther and actually we... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Zac Brown Band, Neverly Bros to take Bagelfest stage in July May 7, 2009
The Neverly Brothers, a Rock n Roll Evolution band, will play at 8 p.m. July 17. Burgett said this three-member band offers Rockabilly, British Invasion and the Everly Brothers selections. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The same old song? What is the most-played hit of all time? Apr 14, 2009
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was at number two followed by All I Have To Do Is Dream by the Everly Brothers ... Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 4. (BBC News -- UK)
Listening in on ... the Bee Eaters Apr 10, 2009
Tristan's Crooked Still bandmate, vocalist Aoife O'Donovan, makes a guest appearance on a cool-toned version of the Everly Brothers hit "Crying in the Rain," while fiddler (and CD producer) Darol Anger's sinuous bow work on Tristan's riffing "D Over Everything" embodies the musical DNA that links the founding generation of string renegades with these rising 20-somethings. Besides the band's bright, sunny sound, what makes the Bee Eaters' music so captivating is the way the quartet simultaneously... (Boston Globe)
Lo-Fi Rock Band, Women Apr 10, 2009
Flegel admits he and his band mates were avid listeners of 60s music and pointed to the Everly Brothers and Skeeter Davis as inspiration for their own music. At one point they dispersed as a band and went on to play back up for Xiu Xiu and Hella. (Suite101.com)
Reunion built with the sounds of finance Apr 3, 2009
In the spirit of their greatest early influence, the Everly Brothers, who matched perfect harmonies with far from perfect public quarrels and splits, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel made some of the sweetest music in popular song while falling out bitterly. What began with a name which suggested children at play - their first record was released in 1957 as Tom and Jerry, when they were 16 and still attending Forest Hills High - has been very serious, if sporadic, adult business for 50 years. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Tonic Sol-fa: It's 'Just One Of Those Days' for Mega-Popular Minnesota-Based Vocal Quartet, Keeping the Harmonies Flowing - and Incredible DIY Business Booming - on Their Latest Release Mar 19, 2009
The collection features trademark, harmony and groove oriented Tonic Sol-fa arrangements of classic and contemporary tunes composed or made popular by artists like Randy Newman (Sail Away), Keith Urban (Somebody Like You), Fatboy Slim (This Old Pair Of Jeans), Everly Brothers, Robert Plant and Allison Kraus (Gone Gone Gone) and Elvis (If I Can Dream). Theres another way to answer the question. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dame Vera loses out on old songs Feb 21, 2009
HITS AFFECTED BY CHANGE Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's A Dustman Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown Eddie Cochrane - Three Steps To Heaven Johnny Kidd and The Pirates - Shakin' All Over Shadows - Apache Ricky Valence - Tell Laura I Love Her Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never. Jonathan Morrish of PPL - which represents the rights of 38,000 performers and their record companies - said "millions" of songs would be lifted into copyright if the rules were changed. (BBC News)
Winners and Losers: Rock Star Brothers Feb 15, 2009
It's hard to imagine the Everly Brothers as the Everly Brother, and the Kinks would be nothing without Ray and Dave Davies pissing each other off over the years. But that's the extent of the rock brothers with equal talent billing. (Fox News)
Plant, Krauss could raise Nashvilles profile Feb 12, 2009
In the early days, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers recorded here. Neil Young and Paul McCartney cut songs in the 1970s. (MSNBC -- Music)
Obituaries for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009 Feb 12, 2009
One of the highlights for the T.J. s was playing in Chicago with the Everly Brothers. Duane was also part owner of the Twilight Zone located on the Pike between La Crosse and La Crescent for many years. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Norman Ezell: He's fighting cancer — and writing books Feb 8, 2009
The Five Americans appeared on such television shows as "American Bandstand," "Where the Action Is" and "Shindig." They also performed in concerts with The Dave Clark Five, Sonny and Cher, The Everly Brothers, Glen Campbell, The Byrds and Herman's Hermits. "We were insufferably arrogant," Ezell said. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
