Don Everly was the oldest of the Everly Brothers, the iconic duo whose swooning
harmonies and sharp songwriting made Don and his younger brother, Phil, two of
rock & roll's earliest stars. Born on February 1, 1937, in Muhlenberg County,
Kentucky, Don was largely raised in Shenandoah, Iowa, where he sang alongside
his father, mother, and brother on local radio shows. The family later moved to
Tennessee, where the Everly Brothers affiliated themselves with a local
songwriting duo, Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, and began recording a string of
hits that appealed to country, pop, and r...