ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man" was the first video that was a sequel. He was 84. , Warner Brothers albums worth mentioning here are Its Everly Time (their first release for Warners), A Date With The Everly Brothers, The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits, Two Yanks In England (containing 8 Hollies songs and which members were also present in the studio as session musicians) and of course the country rock standard Roots. Don Everly had written the song, and it swiftly became their best-selling single, spending five weeks at No.1 on the U.S. charts, per the Shenandoah, Iowa website. He joined KMA, a powerful radio station in Shenandoah, Iowa, where he was a staff artist until 1951. First of all it contained a song that could have put Phil on the map as a solo artist. [64][65][66] Phil's widow Patti blamed her husband's death on his smoking habit, which caused him to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and recounted Phil's spending his final years having to carry oxygen tanks with him wherever he went and taking 20 different types of medications per day. Rose was on to their scheme, and successfully sued for ownership of those songs, according to the Rapid City Journal. "The Everly Brothers died ten years ago," Don said onstage. Phil and Don pursued solo careers from 1973 to 1983. He said, 'I think I've got one.'". "I was listening to one of my favorite songs that Phil wrote and had an extreme emotional moment just before I got the news of his passing," he wrote on the morning after Phil's death. Just recently (2013), the album which contains 12 country/folk standards sung by Don & Phil with a minimum of accompaniment, was lovingly recreated by Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones. Other successful Warner Bros. singles followed in the United States, such as "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (1960, pop No. The Everlys formed a mutually and musically beneficial friendship with Buddy Holly and the Crickets. [6][7][8][9] Actor James Best (born Jewel Guy), also from Muhlenberg County, was the son of Ike's sister. The fact lists are intended for research in school, for college students or just to feed your brain with new realities. http://www.everly.net has been the Official EBI WebSite for over 25 years now with. On the live circuit however the Everlys remained worldwide an ever popular draw. Next to that they joined the Marines in late 1961 for a 6 months stint in order to avoid being drafted into the army (which would have stalled their careers for 2 years) and also were starting to feel the rigors of relentless touring and recording. January 3, 2014, Burbank, California), whose style of harmonizing influenced the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and numerous country rockers. Don Everly whose divine harmony with sibling Phil Everly in the Everly Brothers helped shape the course of rock and roll died Saturday in Nashville at age 84. 1. ft. home is a 3 bed, 3.0 bath property. Probably unbeknownst to the general public (and probably to many fans as well) Phil had a passion for inventing and tinkering which eventually led him to start Everly Music and later Cleartone Strings with eldest son Jason running the business as president. Don and Simon performed Bye Bye Love, with Simon on Phil Everly's original tenor harmony.[60]. The authorship of "Cathy's Clown" has been the subject of a 2017 lawsuit and has been differently adjudicated by different courts, most recently in 2021. Don called Phil and both of them made without hesitation the necessary contributions to help out their old hometown in which they actually only had lived for a couple of years but was home to both sides of their father and mothers families. Another notable example is "I'll See Your Light" (1977), which is one of the few songs in which Phil consistently has the low harmony while Don is consistently high. The Everly Brothers spent much of their childhood in Shenandoah, Iowa, where their father earned a living by playing country music on local radio stations. San Diego Union-Tribune, January 6, 2014. Other than a brief reunion at their father's funeral in 1975, the brothers didn't see each other again until the early 1980s, per Rolling Stone. [82], Paul Simon, who worked with the pair on the song "Graceland", said on the day after Phil's death, "Phil and Don were the most beautiful sounding duo I ever heard. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. The Everlys switched from the Cadence label to Warner Brothers in 1960, for a deal which was reputed to be the first million-dollar contract in music history. The Everlys were guaranteed a yearly income of 100.000 for seven years with an option to renew for another three years. The brothers were inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. [69], On August 21, 2021, Don Everly died at his home in Nashville, aged 84. The shows were a big success and signalled a renewed interest in the brothers who had been so pivotal in the formative years of Rock n Roll. The brothers sang on the radio as "Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil". In the mid-70s Phil released two albums on the UK based Pye Records label and in 1979 another album for Elektra. Corrections? 33 on its list of the "100 greatest artists of all time". They were the summer replacement hosts for Johnny Cash's television show in 1970; their variety program, Johnny Cash Presents the Everly Brothers, was on ABC-TV and featured Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Wonder.[43]. After "Bye Bye Love", the brothers turned out an incredible string of classic records, often having several in the charts at the same time. They followed this million seller with many more hits like So Sad, Lucille, Walk Right Back, Ebony Eyes, Temptation, Crying In The Rain and Thats Old Fashioned. It just got me strung out. 43 on the list of UK Best selling singles artists of all time. During their stay at Cadence they also released three albums amongst which the album Songs Our Daddy Taught Us still holds a special spot for many Everly fans up to this day. Their first Warner Bros. hit, 1960's "Cathy's Clown", which they wrote and composed themselves, sold eight million copies and became the duo's biggest-selling record. ", Paul McCartney confirmed Simon's assertion that the Everly Brothers had influenced him and the Beatles. New York Public Radio's New Sounds also reports that the country music star Porter Wagoner was due to record the song, but producer Chet Atkins brought things to a halt because Boudleaux refused a chord change. Finally, in February 1957, the Everly Brothers signed with Cadence Records, released "Bye Bye Love" which sold over two million records and began a career that established them as the most influential duo in the history of recorded music. Likewise, the Everlys interlocking harmonies provided an aural template for folk rockers Simon and Garfunkel, as well as inspiring country rock pioneers Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. The Everly Brothers were part of the first group of ten artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. Simon enlisted the brothers to sing harmonies on his album's title track "Graceland," which he described as "the perfect Everly Brothers song" (via AV Club). The Everlys also gave the Crickets some fashion tips. Ike worked in coal mines from age 14, but his father encouraged him to pursue his love of music and Ike and Margaret began singing together. Inspired by previous years success Don & Phil decided to go out on the road again themselves. Family friend Chet Atkins helped the Everly Brothers secure their first recording contract with Columbia Records. Outside of their musical activities Don always had had a keen interest in architecture and loved good food and wine. Still, the Everly Brothers saw the song's potential and were even permitted to give it a twist of their own: the choppy guitar intro, which was taken from a song Don had written called "Give Me a Future. It is their first hit single to come from the Brill Building collection of pop songwriters. Long-simmering disputes with Wesley Rose, the CEO of Acuff-Rose Music, which managed the group, and a growing drug usage in the 1960s, as well as changing tastes in popular music, led to the group's decline in popularity in its native U.S., though the brothers continued to release hit singles in the U.K. and Canada and had many highly successful tours throughout the 1960s. Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger, January 6, 1984, p. 38. The brothers resumed performing in 1971 and issued two albums for RCA Records in 1972 and 1973. But Don and Phil Everly's relationship wasn't always, well, harmonious. "I loved my brother very much," he wrote. Boston Sunday Advertiser, July 23, 1961, p. 22. Over the years their blend of country, rock & roll, bluegrass and rockabilly has remained popular with pop, rock, country and R & B listeners simultaneously. [17] Both could now focus on recording. [48], Don recorded "Everytime You Leave" with Emmylou Harris on her 1979 album Blue Kentucky Girl. By 1962 however the brothers career was slowing down a bit due to a dispute with their long standing manager Wesley Rose, who only wanted them to record Acuff-Rose related songs. Even though the split was mourned by many Everly fans, the time apart also presented the brothers with the opportunity to explore something they never had done before.their own lives. He died at his home in Nashville, aged 84, on August 21, 2021. Phil loved vintage cars and during his life he collected many old classics. The lead single, "On the Wings of a Nightingale", written by Paul McCartney, was a success (Top 10 adult contemporary)[53] and returned them to the US Hot 100 (for their last appearance) and the UK charts. Don said that weak lungs ran in the family, as their father, Ike, had died of black lung disease. He died at his home in Nashville, aged 84, on August 21, 2021. This was not the first time Paul Simon had performed with his heroes; in 1986, the Everlys had sung background vocals on the title track of Simon's album Graceland. Don Everly, half of one of rock and roll's pioneering groups, The Everly Brothers, has died. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock 'n' roll music, has died. Their lone single, "Melodrama", failed to chart, and by the end of 1962, Calliope Records had gone out of business. It knocked me back for a long time. Moreover, personal problems (including an addiction to amphetamines) began wearing away on the pair, and in 1973 the Everlys broke up during a concert at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. It was a real disaster for a lot of people, and it was a disaster for me. In 1960, the Everly Brothers left Cadence Records over a dispute about royalties, according to the Shenandoah, Iowa website. His first solo outing (entitled Star Spangled Springer) was released in 1973 as part of the RCA deal made a couple of years earlier. Springfield (MA) Union, August 24, 1973, p. 27. Don Everly (Real Name: Isaac Donald Everly, born 1 February 1937 - died 21 August 2021) was a well-recognized musical artist, singer, Internet personality, social media star, entrepreneur, and media face from Kentucky, United States. Don and Phil's father, Ike, and mother, Margaret, were musicians and the brothers cut their performing teeth alongside their parents in a combo called the Everly Family. 31. So their producer, Dave Edmunds, called Paul McCartney. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. Brian May wrote Queen's "We Will Rock You" so the crowds could participate in the song. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. We were just strapped together like a team of horses. Marilyn and Hy Gardner, "Everly Brothers Too Close for Too Long". "It is with great sadness that we regret to announce the passing of Isaac Donald Everly today," read an official Instagram post announcing the news. Don Everly died at home in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 21, 2021. [85] Their contribution to music has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Don usually sang the solo lines (for example, the verses of "Bye Bye Love"); among the few exceptions is the 1965 single "It's All Over", on which Phil sang the song's solo lines.[76]. [15] In 1955, the family moved to Madison, Tennessee, while the brothers moved to Nashville, Tennessee. They used the pseudonym "Jimmy Howard" as writer or arranger on two selections they wrote and recorded during this time. They were incredibly influential on many artists that came after them, including The Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Everly-Brothers, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum - The Everly Brothers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - The Everly Brothers, the Everly Brothers - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1986). The Everlys held firm to their position, and as a result, in the early 1960s, they were shut off from Acuff-Rose songwriters. I took to my bed. Phil Everly joined forces with Glen Campbell and Carole King as the Keestone Family Singers, a group which recorded one single, "Cornbread and Chitlings." The Everly Brothers ended their partnership in 1973 after a gig on July 14, 1973, at Knotts Berry Farm in California, at which Phil smashed his guitar and stormed off the stage. ", After Holly died in a plane crash in 1959, Phil flew to the funeral in Lubbock, Texas, and sat with Holly's parents. Don Everly : 1937-2021. Don had three girls and one boy of which his third child, Erin, made big splashes in the media in the early 90s being married to Guns and Roses frontman Axl Rose which ended in a highly publicized and messy divorce. Updates? Don also performed solo at an annual country music festival in London in mid-1976. In the fall of 2005 they engaged in a short tour of the UK and had the intention to do some more shows in the USA the following year. Embarking on a solo career, Phil charted three times as a solo artist with the #37 peaking "Who's Gonna Keep Me Warm" being his biggest hit. The Everly Brothers were a US rock n' roll duo, made up of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly. When he got his own early-morning radio show on the station KMA, Ike enlisted some help from his wife, Margaret, and their two sons, the 8-year-old "Little Donnie" and the 6-year-old "Baby Boy Phil," who harmonized with him. John tells that story and explains what MTV meant to his career. According to Holly's biographer Philip Norman, they were responsible for persuading Holly and the Crickets to change their outfits from Levi's and T-shirts to the Everlys' Ivy League suits. Don Everly, elder brother of the famous rock and roll duo of Everly brothers, was born as Isaac Donald Everly on February 1, 1937, in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States of America.Don was brought up in a musical family. Omissions? Mini Bio (1) Phil Everly was born on January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In 1997 the Everlys were recognized by the Grammys as pioneers of Rock n Roll and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. The group was highly influential with the music of the generation that followed it. Don Everly passed away on August 21, 2021 Credit: Rex Who was Don Everly? In 1986 the city of Shenandoah, Iowa in which they spent most of their childhood honored them with a homecoming parade, concert and other festivities. ", "What we needed was to take a long vacation, to get off the merry-go-round," Phil said. "And, it was really fun for me as a child. The musician diedof chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a hospital in Burbank, California, as reported by the Associated Press. Springfield (MA) Union, June 21, 1977, p. 26. Phil had two boys and eldest son Jason rose to fame in the Phillipines as a well known singer and actor. Soon after Don was born, Ike decided to leave the coal region and move to Chicago to pursue a career in music and find a better life for his young family. I just took to my bed. (1960-1970). August 21, 2021, Nashville, Tennessee) and Phil Everly (b. January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinoisd. He admitted that he had lived "a very difficult life" with his brother and that he and Phil had become estranged once again in later years, something that was mainly attributed to "their vastly different views on politics and life", with the music being the one thing they shared closely, saying, "it's almost like we could read each other's minds when we sang." Phil's last public appearance was in 2011, at Buddy Holly's induction to Hollywood Boulevard's Star Walk of Fame. Don and Phil toured the United Kingdom in the 1980s and as recently as 2005, and Phil appeared in 2007 on recordings with Vince Gill and Bill Medley. In June 1983 Don and Phil reunited and released the album EB 84, which included the minor hit On the Wings of a Nightingale. The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. It wasn't against the law: I saw a picture of my doctor with the president, you know? Also in 2007, Alison Krauss and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant released Raising Sand, which included a cover of the Everlys' 1964 hit "Gone, Gone, Gone", produced by T-Bone Burnett. In 1984 they decided to tour again and -just as importantly- to record new material. The tensions between Don and I existed from day one, from birth. The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. But there was more to the brothers than concordant vocals. This concert was recorded for a live LP and video broadcast on cable television in mid-January 1984. Still, Adrian Kimberly's future singles flopped, and Calliope Records folded in 1962. They influenced rock groups of the 1960s. According to the Los Angeles Public Library, the brothers' manager, Wesley Rose, didn't want them to release the song because it had been written decades earlier by a songwriter who was not signed to his company, Acuff-Rose, meaning the company would get no publishing royalties from the record. As vocal stylists, the Everlys were major inspirations for other rock groups such as the Beatles and the Hollies. Dream . A venue both of them had fond memories of due to a special performance at that venue with their father in the previous decade. Don Everly's daughter, Erin, was married for a short time to Axl Rose of. In the 70s he even joined Les Amis du Vin, a wine society in Nashville. [32] One of their few performances during their Marine service was on The Ed Sullivan Show, on February 18, 1962, when they performed "Jezebel" and "Crying in the Rain" while outfitted in their Marine Corps uniforms. 1 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time. Later that year in October 1986 they also were awarded their own star, No. [80] They based the vocal arrangement of "Please Please Me" on "Cathy's Clown". Don Everly publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential election in January of that year. Boston Traveler, October 16, 1962, p. 54. But there was more. Band member Alan Tarney (a former member of the Shadows) went on to be a producer for Cliff Richard and a-ha, the Norwegian band who, in turn, covered "Crying in the Rain" in 1990 for its fourth album, East of the Sun, West of the Moon. [2][3] Don and Phil, both guitarists, used vocal harmony mostly based on diatonic thirds. [67], Don Everly claimed in a 2014 interview with the Los Angeles Times that he had given up smoking in the late 1960s and that Phil had stopped too, but started again during their breakup and had continued until 2001. Phil formed the Keestone Family Singers, which featured Glen Campbell and Carole King. And beyond the brothers' differences, disputes, and tensions was the enduring brotherly love that underpinned their career success. The contract allowed the brothers to produce Everly Brothers records but also gave them the opportunity to record solo albums (more about that later). If you look at pictures from back then, you'll see all of us in the same jackets - Ivy League, like. You couldn't tell who was singing lead because both parts were so beautiful and sung so beautifully And John and Paul were, undoubtedly, doing the same thing. The influence of his thumb picking style can be heard in the music of guitar players such as Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler. Their songwriting potential was limited by their contract with Rose, but determined to find ways to write and release their own music, they tried to write songs under the aliases "Jimmy Howard" and "Adrian Kimberly." After a drunken Don proceeded to mess up the lyrics to "Cathy's Clown," an onsite manager stopped the show halfway through. For Benny, it took him to hell and back. In 2001 the brothers, then already 62 and 64, decided to take life a bit slower and stop performing for a while. In Crystal Zevon's book I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon, Wachtel giddily recalled how incredibly shitty the conversation was between he and Zevon during his . In 1988 Don Everly heard a cry for help on the radio from the Central City police department in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Dons birthplace) for donations in order to replace some old equipment. [31] . Further instrumental singles credited to Kimberly followed, but none of those charted. The brothers agreed and signed with Acuff-Rose in late 1956. Based on criteria like girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover, these are the 10 bands most like Spinal Tap. When John and I first started to write songs, I was Phil and he was Don. [13] The family sang as the Everly Family. On February 13, 1962, the Everly Brothers completed their basic training. [47] While Zevon was part of Phil Everly's back-up band, Phil also suggested the title and subject matter for Zevon's breakthrough hit single "Werewolves of London". The Everlys had enough songwriting chops on their own Phil wrote their last top-ten hit for Cadence, "When Will I Be Loved," in a car parked in front of a root beer stand but Rose's configuration of their contract even kept them from recording songs they had written while under a songwriting contract withAcuff-Rose. And in 1986, the Everly Brothers teamed up with another musical titan of the time, Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. Don and Phil (bar a one-off deal with Columbia Records) suffered repeated rejections by record executives who didn't know what to do with them. The Everly Brothers Artistfacts 1957-73, 1983-2014 Don Everly 1937-2021 Phil Everly 1939-2014 Don and Phil's father, Ike, and mother, Margaret, were musicians and the brothers cut their performing . [29], In the UK, they had top 10 hits until 1965, including "Lucille"/"So Sad" (1960, No. The song, "On the Wings of a Nightingale," was released on the Everly Brothers' comeback album, "EB '84." By 1960 The Everly Brothers were about the most bankable act in the business and ready to make the transfer to a bigger label which would give them more opportunities and more financial security. "Don and Phil, for me, are still the best of all of the duos better than Artie and me, better than John and Paul just astonishingly great. The star-studded group played five shows a day and ultimately covered 78 U.S. cities. August 21, 2021, Nashville, Tennessee) and Phil Everly (b. January 19, 1939, Chicago, Illinoisd. Following the success of the song, the Bryants went on to write a string of hits for the Everly brothers. [26] "Cathy's Clown" was number WB1, the first selection Warner Bros. Records ever released in the United Kingdom.[27]. Prior to their dispute with Wesley Rose, the Everly Brothers had tasted success with their Warner Brothers single "Cathy's Clown." The Everlys' final U.S. top 40 hit, "Bowling Green", was released in 1967. Phil Everly has been reported dead by the LATimes . The first outing on their new label was an album titled Stories We Could Tell. They reportedly did so to avoid being drafted into the Army, per the Fay Observer. Notable singles from this era are Gone, Gone, Gone (recorded in 2007 by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss), The Price Of Love (a big hit in Europe), Love Is Strange and Bowling Green (their final Top 40 hit in the USA). He died on January 3, 2014 in Burbank, California, USA. The Everlys signed and made a recording in February 1957. It was the final original recording the Everly Brothers would ever make as a duo. ", "Bye Bye Love" saw a 22-week run on the charts, and the single became their first to sell a million copies. Rose made efforts to block the record's release. One of those songs -She Means Nothing To Me-even entered the top ten in the UK in early 1983 giving Phil his first major hit since 1965s Love Is Strange (!) The Everlys remained successful in the United Kingdom and Canada for most of the 1960s, reaching the top 40 in the United Kingdom through 1968 and the top 10 in Canada as late as 1967. THE ROAD TO STARDOM, THE CADENCE YEARS (1957-1960). On July 14th 1973 Phil dropped his guitar and walked of stage during one of their scheduled performances at the Knotts Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, California leaving behind a bewildered Don who sometimes was singing off key and behaving erratically. Clarence White, Ry Cooder, Delaney & Bonnie, Spooner Oldham, Warren Zevon and Buddy Emmons) and was produced by Paul Rothchild famous for his work with The Doors and Janis Joplin. Don's condition was worse, as he was taking Ritalin; his addiction lasted three years, until he suffered a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized to treat his addiction. They signed in late 1956, and in 1957 Rose introduced them to Archie Bleyer,[22] who was looking for artists for his Cadence Records. [20] "Bye Bye Love" had been rejected by 30 other acts. The Everly Brothers were among the selective few who really had a big influence on the development of rock and pop music in the 20th century. It all started in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (USA), Isaac Donald Everly (b.2/1/1937) born in Brownie, KY and Phillip Everly (b.1/19/1939) in Chicago, IL were raised in a musical family, steeped in one of the oldest musical traditions in America. In the late 1950s, the Everly Brothers were the rock and roll youth movement's addition to close harmony vocal groups, many of which were family bands. But, even as their influence grew, the Everlys popularity waned. Erin Everly Was Born In A Celebrity Family. The brothers reunited in 1983, when they appeared at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Keith Richards called Don Everly one of the finest rhythm guitar players in the world. Don Everly on Brother Phil Everly: 'We Had a Very Difficult Life Together'. And will go on forever.". The Everly Brothers Biography by Richie Unterberger The Everly Brothers were not only among the most important and best early rock & roll stars, but also among the most influential rockers of any era. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. In the period 1963-1970 The Everly Brothers were still perfectly capable of releasing fantastic 45s and albums that were in tune with the times but commercially less successful than in their heyday. Here's 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know about the life and death of this rock musician. In 2019, just two years before his death, Don was voted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, per the Los Angeles Times. 9 US, but after that, of a dozen more LPs for Warner Bros., only one made the top 200 - 1965's "Beat & Soul", which peaked at No. In the 10 years apart he recorded 5 solo albums, a couple of 45s and hosted one season of the tv series In Session in 1974. [33][34], Following their discharges from active duty, the Everlys resumed their career, but with little success in the United States. The Everly Brothers' career slumped in their home country in the wake of the British Invasion in 1964. Ritalin made you feel energized. [19] Shortly thereafter their mother moved the family to Nashville. ", "Don lived by what he felt in his heart," a spokesperson for the Everly family said in a statement (via BBC). Quit riding planes for a while, too.". Their enlistments in the United States Marine Corps Reserve in October 1961 took them out of the spotlight. [30] "Missing You" was a spontaneous outpouring of emotion triggered by a phone call. The Beatles,[77] The Beach Boys,[78] and Simon & Garfunkel[79] developed their early styles by performing Everly songs. In an honorary video, Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones referred to Don as"one of the best rhythm guitar players I've ever heard. "I'm tired of being an Everly Brother." These included Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who had written and composed most of their hits, as well as the Everlys themselves, who were still contracted to Acuff-Rose as songwriters and had written several of their own hits. 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