Is anyone out there an avid everly brothers fan?

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Newish member here. Ive talked with some of you about mostly drums and other boring technical stuff.Blarghh

But i have a much more pressing question for you all.
Is anyone familiar with The Everly Brothers while they were in their Warner Bros. years?

Ive been obsessing for a while and still have no clue who the guy playing drums on the tracks is. Im assuming its a session guy but who?!

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Their Warners contract ran from 1960-1970. Buddy Harman (RIP) was the drummer on quite a bit of the Everly Brothers Warners stuff, though I don't know the specifics. He played the groove on Cathy's Clown, Wake Up Little Susie and Bye Bye Love.

I really like his playing. I figure he set the template for how to play a good country shuffle. He also played on Ring of Fire, Crazy and a ton more besides.

There is some great stuff in the Everly's Warner period, most of their biggest hits. The earlier Cadence stuff is equally terrific. The later years also had some great songs, the Born Yesterday album remains one of my favourites.

Larrie London (RIP), another great drummer, played on Born Yesterday and at least some of the other later albums. I got to see him perform with the Everly's on his big old set of Pearls, he drove that band with great authority. Their Reunion Concert is also a gas, although I cannot recall the drummer.

(In one of my outfits we cover All I Have to Do is Dream and Cathy's Clown. I sing the high parts. All I Have to Do is Dream is relatively easy to play so I can focus on the singing. Cathy's Clown is way hard for me to play and sing simultaneously --one or the other but not both -- so I have pulled it from the live rep, sigh....)
 
Dylan said, "Those guys started it all." I love the lyrics in "Bird Dog." Richards talks about learning a guitar tuning from one of them in his book, "Life." Ace
 
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Back in the late 80's the band I was in was supposed to open for the Everlys at three different shows. I put off back surgery for a ruptured disc in order to be able to do the shows. On the morning of the day of the first show the whole deal was cancelled. It was some problem with the promoter running out of money. Everyone who had tickets (including my parents) ended up getting stiffed and there was later a big fraud investigation, although the promoter was later let off the hook. The D.A. said there was no law against being a totally inept businessman.

I had my back surgery the following week.

That same band (50's 60's show band) played several Everly tunes as part of our show....great stuff.
 
i have been a long time everly brothers fan....they are early rock and roll legends.

here they are in 1965 with gerry and the pacemakers.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=everly+gerry+and+the+pacemakers&view=detail&mid=88174AC804D9EE1A742088174AC804D9EE1A7420&first=0&FORM=NVPFVR
 
I was fortunate enough to see them open for Simon & Garfunkel in 2001. They were in very declining health and only performed 4 songs, but was still really cool to see them.
 
get the Rhino boxed set--you won't regret it. Especially if you only know the hits--their catalogue is rich with treasures.
 
I am a pretty big Everlys fan

Here is a nerdy fan video I made of a track off of "Two Yanks in England"

this is a great record that they recorded w/ the Hollies as the backing band & primary songwriters. I am a big Hollies fan & love Bobby Elliott's drumming, so this record is right up my alley.

 
I am a big Hollies fan & love Bobby Elliott's drumming..........ditto
and i might add allan clarke's vocals
 
I a HUGE Everly's fan. When I was 3 and laying in my crib, my teenage sister would play her Everly's singles and I loved them! I still do.

Dave
 
I am a big fan as well. I remember watching their TV show as a kid. They influenced a lot of major stars over the years.

We do a cranked-up version of "Claudette" in my band. (Originally a Roy Orbison tune)

If you want to learn to sing harmony, then listening and singing along with their recordings is just about the best place in the world to start.

Steve
 
Oh yes. Nothing better than picking between Don and Phil's parts and singing them at full volume in the car. windows up of course.

Unmatched harmonies IMO. Simon and Garfunkle got close though ;)

For me it doesnt get any better than Memories are made of this(Dean Martin).
I heard someone say it sounds like theyre singing on helium. Couldnt help but take that a little personally and be offended.
 
Forgot to attach this. Sorry- STILL NEW!

 
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"We do a cranked-up version of "Claudette" in my band. (Originally a Roy Orbison tune)"

roy wrote that song for his wife claudette.
they were married ,divorced,and remarried.

roy orbison,"the big o"...another great american music legend.
 
I agree the man was another originator. A cranked up version of claudette you say? Isnt it already pretty amped up already?
 
My band in 1965 used to play some of their stuff. My particular favorite was "Bye, Bye Love". Loved the harmonies.
 
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