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  op p

  Jul 27, 01:58 PM

  The Everly Brothers influence can be heard throughout the 60’s and beyond. Other artists that had an influence, maybe not first but before the Beatles Les Paul has always been considered an innovator in recording history. His use of multi-tracking, overdubbing, looping and other techniques have been well documented throughout the years, starting in the 40‘s.. I believe his early work was done without the benefit of magnetic tape and was direct to disc. His guitar playing and contr... More... The Everly Brothers influence can be heard throughout the 60’s and beyond. Other artists that had an influence, maybe not first but before the Beatles Les Paul has always been considered an innovator in recording history. His use of multi-tracking, overdubbing, looping and other techniques have been well documented throughout the years, starting in the 40‘s.. I believe his early work was done without the benefit of magnetic tape and was direct to disc. His guitar playing and contribution to the guitar itself has had long lasting effect on music. The Columbia Records Echo was interesting, recording a vocal and playing it at the bottom of a stairwell with a microphone a few floors above the speaker to record the stairwell echo. Then taking that recording back to the studio and adding that to a live vocal track. I think it was Mitch Miller that wanted a nice sound so he place a microphone in a toilet bowl and recorded that echo. Norm Petty’s work with the Crickets/picks produced some fine records. Buddy Holly’s musical progression in a short time was very good. The Del-Vikings had guys sing in closets to get a certain sound. The early Del-Vikings history is strange tall too. Plus the Luniverse record label which was known for Buchanan & Goodman’s cut-in sampling novelty records spawned some crazy offshoots. One was Spencer & Spencer, the song Russian Bandstand contained backwards tape playing. Their song Stagger Lawrence was a trip, merging a Lawrence Welk imitator and Lloyd Price records. Lloyd Price released some good Rock and Roll, with the mighty Earl Palmer on drums for some of the songs. Palmer’s work with Little Richard was some cool drumming put to wax. Other musicians on some of the Price songs were Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew and Huey “piano” Smith. The back of Preston Epp’s 1960 Bongo Bongo Bongo album says “Bongo Bongo Bongo took over a year to plan and produce, but we think you’ll agree it was worth the wait for. This album employs the work of over forty musicians, arrangers, singers, engineers and producers (Not including the animals).” The song -Bongo Rock- it just what it is and the almost 13 minute side b song -Call of the wild- Somewhat primitive was Link Wray poking holes in the his amp speaker to get nice distorted sound. I read he once shoved the microphone through the speaker for a raw sound. The man had some good feedback too. Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88 has some cool distortion (Ike Turner) Who knows what Pasquale & The Lunar-Tiks were thinking with the song -Moon Madness-, but it was some strange noise for the late 50’s Johnny Dee/John D. Loudermilk has back catalog worth listening to. I’m not one to say who invented what, but music has been around for a very long time and I’m sure there are more to add to the list I’m listening to a song from one man band Joe Hill Lewis circa 1950. It’s as primitive as can be but when he says “go” at the beginning of -Gotta Let You Go- its just slays.
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  CHUCK C

  May 20, 09:41 PM

  THE EVERLY BROTHERS, "WOW" I CREW UP WITH THESE GUYS. THE HARMONY THESE TWO HAD TOGETHER. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
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  Mar 14, 09:21 AM

  

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  Jan 26, 03:17 PM

  These guys were so good. I had the privalage of seeing them with Simon and Garfunkel...don't make groups like this-what harmony and what songs from the heart...especialy All I have To Dream and Let It Be Me.....
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  Jan 23, 03:23 PM

  Hey guys, It's really unfair and unecessary to compare any band, let alone the Everly Brothers with the Beatles. Listen to every band for what they're about and exceptional at. The Everly Brothers have this incredibly tight woven sound in their harmonies, that's what they're all about. There are few groups with such tight harmonic vocals. There are other brother and sister groups though that do have a similar sound, in terms of tight singing, the Andrews Sisters for instance, incredible ... More... Hey guys, It's really unfair and unecessary to compare any band, let alone the Everly Brothers with the Beatles. Listen to every band for what they're about and exceptional at. The Everly Brothers have this incredibly tight woven sound in their harmonies, that's what they're all about. There are few groups with such tight harmonic vocals. There are other brother and sister groups though that do have a similar sound, in terms of tight singing, the Andrews Sisters for instance, incredible stuff if you like old swing and Broadway type tunes.
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  Jan 12, 01:14 PM

  I wasn't born in the time of the Everly Bro but my mother Loved this music and it influenced me. I remember the artists around the time of the Beatles and I think it all soakes in to your subconscious when you are young. How fortunate that I wasn't subjected to violent music like some of the Rap of today. My growing mind heard songs of feeling, hope, true emotion and longing. For You : So talented, so missed, so valuable, so remembered. Thank you.
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  Dec 13, 08:33 AM

  Of course there is no band as big as the Beatles, nor will there ever be again. But their sound was influenced by great musicians like Buddy Holly and of course the Everly Brothers.
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  Dec 12, 09:04 AM

  The Beatles were influence by the Everly Brothers. There's a demo track on one of the Beatles Anthologies where John alludes to the fact that he and Paul were sitting in the same arrangement that the Everlys did. I don't know whose better or if thats relevant. But the Everlys definitely laid ground for the Beatles...