The Everly Brothers are gone.
Six years after the death of Phil Everly, his brother and partner, Don Everly died Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, reports the Los Angeles Times.
He was 84 years old and the cause of death has not been disclosed.
He had formed with his brother, Phil, a famous duo of singers and guitarists, raised to the rock'n'roll hall of fame in 1986 alongside Elvis Presly, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Their career began in 1957 with the title "Bye bye Love" which propelled them to the forefront.
At a time when rock'n'roll was booming and music wanted to be less and less politically correct, the Everly Brothers appeared as precursors and even influenced the Beatles by their admission.
Paul McCartney had said of his collaboration with John Lennon: "I was Phil and he was Don".
Subsequently, the Everly brothers will liven up the music scene with hits such as "Nashville Blues" or "All I have to do is dream".
Rupture in 1973 then reunited 10 years later
After fifteen years of success, the duo saw their popularity crumble and decided to go their separate ways to continue solo careers.
Don Everly had even admitted his weariness and his "fatigue".
Ten years later, the duo reformed during a concert in London in 1983. They released a new album in 1986 with in particular a hit composed by McCartney, then continued to perform in the 1990s with in particular a concert in Paris in 1997. But in 2014, everything came to an abrupt end with the death of Phil Everly at the age of 74.
Elected to the "Musicians Hall of Fame" in Nashville in 2019, Don Everly was considered by Keith Richards, one of the founders of the Rolling Stones, to be "one of the best guitarists I have ever heard".