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The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from Heaven
Documentary that celebrates the legendary harmony duo who ruled the charts in the late 1950s and early 60s with hits like Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and Cathy's Clown.
Documentary which celebrates, over the period covering the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 60s, the phenomenon of The Everly Brothers, arguably the greatest harmony duo the world has witnessed, who directly influenced the greatest and most successful bands of the 60s and 70s - The Beatles, The Stones, The Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel to name but a few.
Don and Phil Everly's love of music began as children, encouraged by their father Ike. Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil sang on Ike's early morning radio shows in Iowa.
After leaving school, the brothers moved to Nashville where, under the wing of Ike Everly's friend, the highly talented musician Chet Atkins, Don and Phil signed with Cadence Records. They exploded onto the music scene in 1957 with Bye Bye Love, written by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant.
After Bye Bye Love came other hits, notably Wake Up Little Susie, followed by the worldwide smash hit All I Have to Do Is Dream and a long string of other great songs which also became hits.
By 1960, however, the brothers were lured away from Cadence to Warner Bros with a $1,000,000 contract. Their biggest hit followed, the self-penned Cathy's Clown, which sold 8 million copies. Remaining at Warner Bros for most of the 60s, they had further success with Walk Right Back, So Sad and the King/Greenfield-penned track Crying in the Rain.
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Clip
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The success of Bye Bye Love
Duration: 02:56
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01
The Everly Brothers
Wake Up Little Susie
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00:01
The Everly Brothers
When Will I Be Loved
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00:33
The Everly Brothers
All I Have to Do Is Dream
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00:41
The Everly Brothers
('til) I Kissed You
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00:46
The Everly Brothers
Cathy's Clown
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Production Company | 1515 Productions |
Production Company | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
Director | George Scott |
Producer | Nick de Grunwald |
Producer | Celia Moore |
Participant | Don Everly |
Participant | Michael McCall |
Participant | Art Garfunkel |
Participant | Graham Nash |
Participant | Tim Rice |
Participant | Dave Edmunds |
Participant | Jake Bugg |
Participant | Will Oldham |
Participant | Paul Gambaccini |
Participant | Waddy Wachtel |
Participant | Del Bryant |
Participant | Lucy O'Brien |
Participant | Teddy Thompson |
Participant | Paul du Noyer |
Participant | Keith Harris |
Participant | Anthony DeCurtis |
Participant | Albert Lee |
Participant | Bill Harlan |
Participant | Keith Richards |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Apr 2016 21:00
- Sat 23 Apr 2016 01:25
- Fri 16 Sep 2016 21:00
- Sat 17 Sep 2016 01:00
- Wed 28 Dec 2016 23:00
- Fri 19 May 2017 23:00
- Sat 20 May 2017 02:35
- Sun 3 Sep 2017 00:10
- Tue 16 Jan 2018 00:00
- Fri 1 Jun 2018 21:00
- Sat 2 Jun 2018 01:30
- Fri 18 Jan 2019 20:00
- Sat 19 Jan 2019 01:30
- Fri 10 Sep 2021 22:05
- Sat 11 Sep 2021 02:30
- Fri 29 Apr 2022 22:35
- Sun 13 Aug 2023 00:55±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
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