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1203. This song peaked at number 8 in 1961.
till the sun dries up the sea. Number 10 in 1958. Carly Simon and James Taylor made it to number 36 with it in 1978.
Johnny. A number 1 hit in 1958.
| What song is this line from: 'Never had you on my mind - now you're there all the time'? | Everly Brothers' Hits
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'Til I Kissed You'. Peaked at number 4 in 1959 - the backup band was The Crickets.
4 o'clock. 'The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock and we're in trouble deep.' A number 1 hit in 1957.
| Fill in the blanks from this line from 'All I Have to Do is Dream': 'I can make you mine, taste ____ ____ ____ _____'? | Everly Brothers' Hits
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your lips of wine. Number 1 in 1958.
'Cathy's Clown'. A number 1 hit in 1960.
Don. Phil was born in Chicago, IL on January 19, 1939. Don was born in Brownie, KY on February 1, 1937.
Wake Up Little Susie. Although "Wake Up Little Susie" was the first number one single, it was not their first million seller. "Bye Bye Love" was the first million seller, but it only reached number two on the charts.
Columbia Records. This is a tough question because The Everly Brothers signed first with Columbia, but their first four singles didn't sell. Cadence Records was then persuaded to sign the boys. That magical time only lasted two years, but in that time they had a string of hits including "Wake Up Little Susie", "Bye Bye Love" and "All I Have to Do Is Dream". They signed with Warner Bros. in February of 1960.
The Hollies. Graham Nash, of the Hollies, had a huge amount of respect for The Everly Brothers. When they recorded "Two Yanks in England" in 1966, The Hollies were commissioned to help write and play back up to the boys. The album isn't considered one of the greatest Everly Brothers albums because it is mostly non-original recordings, but the combination of The Hollies with The Everly Brothers was plenty intriguing.
| In 1973, The Everly Brothers had a major falling out and split ways for ten long years. The brothers reunited in September of 1983 for two shows which were recorded and released under the title "The Reunion Concert". In what city was this album recorded? | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers
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London. After being apart for ten years, The Everly Brothers patched up their differences and reunited for two shows on September 22 and 23, 1983 at London's Royal Albert Hall.
| The Everly Brothers recorded an album in 1984 titled "EB 84". The album contained a song called "On the Wings of a Nightingale" which was a moderate hit in Britain, reaching number four on the British pop charts. Who penned this song? | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers
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Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney had been a long time fan of the group and wrote this song for them as a favor. This album also had a song written by Jeff Lynne, of Electric Light Orchestra fame titled "The Story of Me". Albert Lee played guitar and Dave Edmunds was the producer of the album.
The United States Marine Corps. Both brothers joined the Marines in 1961 and spent one year in uniform.
Simon and Garfunkel. The "Old Frends" tour began in Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 16, 2003 and criss-crossed the United States a couple of times, finishing up in Tampa, FL on December 21, 2003.
George Harrison. The album featured songs written by Rod Stewart and Kris Kristofferson. The song "I'm Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas" was an Everly Brothers original telling the story of how frustrating it is having to repeatedly sing the same songs over and over again. No wonder the brothers split up later that year.
Neil Young. It's fitting that a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young inducted The Everly Brothers as they were responsible for influencing nearly every band who used tight harmonies in their style. Neil Young was quite honored to be able to induct the mentors of so many groups.
| In this Everly Brothers song, the movie "didn't have much of a plot", so they both fell asleep and he tried to wake her up at 4 o'clock in the morning. Who's the Sleeping Beauty? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Little Susie. "Wake up, Little Susie", one of their first singles, peaked at #1 on the US charts in 1957, at # 2 in Britain. Like many other Everly songs of that period, it was written by Bordelaux and Felice Bryant. It was banned by some Boston radio stations. They thought the couple in the song was doing more than just taking a nap. It was later covered by Simon & Garfunkel.
Claudette. Roy Orbison wrote this song about his wife. It was released by the Everly Brothers on the reverse side of "All I Have To Do Is Dream" in 1958. In the UK, "Claudette" was one week less at # 1 than "All I Have To Do Is Dream" because that song was first listed alone. In the US, it went solo and was just a Billboard # 30. The real Claudette died in an accident in 1966.
| This Everly Brothers song is about a young lady who got into a fight at a party. Sadly, he got away without helping her and she was arrested. He's afraid of getting some trouble with her brother and father. Who is the girl in the song?
Which song tells this story? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Poor Jenny. Another Bryant/Bryant song, showing a lot of humour in it's text. It was "only" at # 22 in 1959. It did better in the UK, up to #14. There are two versions. In the most commonly known one the party ends at ten o'clock. The other one says it's already one o' clock when the trouble begins.
Take a Message to Mary. This was on the back of "Poor Jenny", also written by the Bryant couple. It did get higher than "Poor Jenny": the highest heights were at # 16. In the UK it walked alone up to # 20. The guy in the song robbed a stage coach and someone was shot. He cancels his wedding from his cell, but doesn't want the girl Mary to know that he's a criminal in jail. This song was also covered by Bob Dylan.
| This is a traditional song sung by the Everly Brothers; there are more versions existing than branches on a briar. Sweet Willie died first, then she died after him. Do you remember the young lady? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Barbara Allen. It was released on "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us", in 1958. The poem/song was first published in print in the UK in 1780, but had already been known for much longer. The context in short: he dies of a broken heart, she comes to his deathbed, but only regrets her actions after he's gone. She dies then also.
| Question 6 takes us up to the Everly Brothers in the 1960's. Which song named after a girl contains the lyrics "Eyes of Blue, know she's true"? (The girl of the song has two names, both are very common.) | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Carol Jane. "Carol Jane", written by Dave Rich, can be found on "It's Everly Time". Just another (so called) silly love song, but easy to sing along with.
Cathy's Clown. This time a song written by the Everlys themselves. Cathy is the name of a teenage crush of Don's. The song was a gigantic # 1 in both UK and USA.
| In this Everlys song, his date was met on a dance, she lured him, and then came "that Johnny Boy" - -and off she goes. (This was before John Boy of the Waltons was known, so don't blame him!) Can you name the unfaithful girl? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Donna, Donna. "Donna, Donna" appeared first on "A Date With The Everly Brothers" from 1960, and strangely enough again in 1965 as the opener on the album "Gone, Gone, Gone". The song was written by the Bryants.
| In 1957, the girl in this song had a date with Little Richard, now some years later the Everly Brothers are singing about how she's still not doing her daddy's will. Who is she?
Who's this wild rocking girl? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Lucille. The Everly Brothers recorded this song in 1960. The Billboard charts wrote down a # 21, better in the UK : # 4. The list of people who have done this song is of enormous length. Even Status Quo covered it. I don't want to get in trouble with Status Quo fans, so I will say nothing about that version.
| The biblical queen, who gave this Everly Brothers song its name, was thrown out of a window and was eaten by dogs. There's nothing religious in this song, though. Who is namesake of the song?
Which song starts with the following lines: "If ever a devil was born, without a pair of horns"? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Jezebel. You will find it on "Instant Party", made in 1961. The song - penned by Wayne Shanklin- had its first success when it reached a Billboard # 2 due to Frankie Laine. The Everly Brothers quickened it up, something that Herman's Hermits also did with the same song in later years.
PS: Also on "Instant party": "Girls, girls, girls" - the title track of this quiz.
| In this Everly Brothers song: Here's a girl, making her guy feel like he's doing a baroque dance. He feel's like a puppet on a string.
I'm sure you know this puppeteer and the dance she's directing? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Nancy's Minuet. That song was composed by Don Everly himself and first recorded in 1962.It was a single together with "(So It Is...So It Was) So it always will be". And you can dance other dances than the minuet to it. The single never reached the US top 40, but struggled up to # 23 in the UK.
About the wrong answers: that are old fashioned dances, too.
| The Everly Brothers were not the first to do this song. Chuck Berry made this girl famous, and her former name in old bluegrass times was "Ida Red"
May it be that you know the Belle's name? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Maybelline. Written by Russ Frato and first sung by Bob Wills, it became Chuck Berry's first single in 1955. Ten years later, in 1965, it could be found on the Everlys' "Rock 'n Soul" album.
| This lesser known song by the Every Brothers tells a sad love story, like a classic streetballad--of two little animals you wouldn't like to own. The girl in the song dies of (what else) a broken heart. Who is she?
Who's that heartbroken creature? | The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"
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Fifi, the Flea. Originally a Hollies song, it was given to the Everly Brothers for their "Two Yanks in England" album, released in 1966. The "L. Ransford" noted in the writer's credits was used by the Hollies as an alias. They played on this album, too.
The little flea Fifi loves the clown of a flea cirus. He's a kind of Don Juan, so she dies for love. He breaks down at her grave and is soon buried next to her. Anyhow, their are "girl fleas" mentioned in the song, so I hope you are not furious because I put this question into this quiz.
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