{"id":17629,"date":"2014-01-06T05:30:17","date_gmt":"2014-01-06T10:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=17629"},"modified":"2014-01-05T15:46:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-05T20:46:24","slug":"everly-brother-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2014\/01\/everly-brother-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Everly brother dies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Phil Everly, 74, died.\u00a0 He and his brother Don formed the Everly Brothers, whose harmonies\u2013characteristic of the \u201cbrother groups\u201d in early country music\u2013they\u00a0 carried over into rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, serving as models for the Beatles, Beach Boys, the Byrds, and many others.\u00a0 (Are there any contemporary groups that do much with harmony these days? I\u2019ve lost touch.)<\/p>\n

See Appreciation: Phil Everly, half of a duo with unearthly sound \u2013 The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I heard the Everly brothers in one of their reunion concerts a few years ago, and even in that late stage of their career their singing blew me away.\u00a0 They have to be among the best singers in popular music.\u00a0 Listen to them after the jump.<\/p>\n