The American artist Don Everly, a member of the duo The Everly Brothers, died yesterday at the age of 84 in Nashville (United States).
The family has not made public the causes of his death, although it has made a statement in the
Los Angeles Times
stating that he "lived as his heart dictated."
The Everly Brothers - Don and Phil, who died in 2014 - rose to fame in 1957 with
Bye Bye Love
, a song previously rejected by various artists, including Elvis Presley, and which has sold millions of copies and is ranked in the top 200. of rock history.
The duo stayed for more than a decade in the top positions of the best-selling albums with hits such as
Wake UP Litttle Susie
or
All I Have to Do Is Dream.
According to
Rolling Stone
magazine
,
"His music, a mix of
country
and rock, impacted almost all bands that were based on harmony, including The Beatles, The Mamas and the Papas or Simon & Garfunkel."
In 1973, the duo disbanded, but the two brothers continued to have successes separately by collaborating with artists such as Cliff Richard or Paul McCartney.
In 1986, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.