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The definitive biography of the Everly Brothers, one of the greatest and most influential acts in popular music history,based on dozens ofexclusive and archival interviews, as well as long-lost global reporting
In between the Elvis years and the rise of the Beatles, there was no bigger act than The Everly Brothers. From 1957-1962, they were among the highest selling pop acts in the U.S. In that time, they developed their own brand of rock n roll and gentle pop balladry that leaned heavily on older, close harmony styles of country music singing. Wake Up, Little Susie, All I Have to Do Is Dream, Cathys Clown, Let it Be Me, their hits were legion and their sweet and sour Appalachian-style harmonies influenced everyone from The Beatles to Simon and Garfunkel to the Beach Boys to Crosby, Stills, and Nash. The Everly BrothersDon and Philare inducted members of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and progenitors of the hybrid Americana roots music format.
Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Storyis the first biography thatsfocusedon the dramatic, complicated relationship of these two famous and strikingly talented brothers, and explores how the evolution of their relationship played out in the much- loved music they createdthrough some sixty years of performing. Theirstory is the story of American music, from their rural Kentucky origins to massive international fame, falling out of fashionin the wake of the rise of rock bands and singer-songwriters, and their many comebacks.
Blood Harmonyis a fitting ode to the brothers who made a huge impact on the modern music scene, celebrating how their creative blood harmony evolved to become an entry point into country music for millions around the world.
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