Everly Brothers

Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers revealed the possibilities for close, two-part harmonizing as the primary focus in rock music, thereby greatly influencing later acts such as the Beatles, the Hollies, Simon and Garfunkel, the Byrds, the Turtles, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. They also pioneered the use of country influences—not only the high-lonesome vocals, but the emphasis on melody and Appalachian-styled acoustic guitar work—within a pop-rock context. Their sound remains timeless, as…