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Quiz about Phil Everly Harmonies from Heaven
Quiz about Phil Everly Harmonies from Heaven

Phil Everly: Harmonies from Heaven Quiz


The harmonies of the Everly Brothers have often been described as heavenly. Phil Everly, younger of the brothers, died Jan. 3, 2014, at age 74. Here is a quiz about his contributions to the brothers' heavenly harmonies and about some of Phil's solo work.

A multiple-choice quiz by BarbaraMcI. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
BarbaraMcI
Time
6 mins
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Multiple Choice
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368,228
Updated
Dec 03 21
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10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Although he did not receive a songwriting credit, Phil Everly was the inspiration for a 1978 song recorded by Warren Zevon. Zevon recalled that Phil gave him the title and asked for the song for his forthcoming solo album. Although Phil never recorded the song, it appeared on Zevon's "Excitable Boy" and became his only Top 40 hit. What is this song? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Albert Hammond's 1972 Number Five hit "It Never Rains in Southern California" came from an album of the same name. The album also included a dreamy song he wrote with Mike Hazlewood, which was not released as a single. Phil Everly was the first to cover the song, on his 1973 album "Star Spangled Springer," but it did not become a hit until it was recorded by the Hollies in 1974, when it reached Number Six on the Billboard Hot 100. What is this song? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Lured by the promise of a million-dollar signing bonus, the Everly Brothers left Cadence Records in 1960 for Hollywood and Warner Brothers. Their first Warner single was their best-selling song ever. The brothers wrote it, and Phil Everly contributed the chorus. What was this smash hit? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Phil Everly is seen on screen in a successful 1978 American action-comedy film. The leading lady portrays a singer, and Phil a member of her band. He wrote "Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More," which he performs in a duet with the lady, and also is heard in a duet with her on the soundtrack album. What is this film? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Phil Everly sang high harmony with his brother Don, in the style of other brother duos like the Delmore Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, and the Blue Sky Boys. In 1958 they released an album called "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us," which contained Appalachian ballads and traditional folk songs, including one named for the state of their father's birth. What state is it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Phil Everly was not as well known as a songwriter as a harmony singer, but he did have some success, and his songs have been recorded by artists including Eddy Arnold and Pat Boone. His most famous song by far was one the Everly Brothers recorded in 1960. It spent nine weeks in the Billboard U.S. Top 40, peaking at Number Eight, and reached even greater popularity 15 years later when Linda Ronstadt released it as a single from her "Heart Like a Wheel" album. What is this very popular song? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Child actor Eddie Hodges, who played Winthrop in the Broadway musical "The Music Man", recorded a few songs on Cadence Records when he was a teenager. "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" made it to Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961; another song, "Made to Love," written by Phil Everly, peaked at Number 14. According to Phil's song, who was or were "made to love?" Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. It seems that every significant musical act records a Christmas album, and the Everly Brothers made theirs in 1962, a joint effort with the Boys Town Choir. Each brother took a solo turn on one of the twelve tracks: Don performed "What Child is This" by himself, while Phil chose to solo on an 1860s carol that includes a line that refers to "thy deep and dreamless sleep." What is this beautiful Christmas carol? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Phil Everly's fifth and final solo album was released only in the United Kingdom, and included a duet with one of the most successful male British artists of all time. "She Means Nothing to Me" reached Number Nine on the U.K. charts. Which artist, whose first Number One single was "Living Doll" in 1959 and who has had Number One hits in each of the four subsequent decades, was Phil's duet partner? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In 1974, Phil Everly became the host of a late-night music show called "In Session" which drew musicians like Alex Harvey, Jackson Browne, Jesse Colin Young, Kris Kristofferson, and B.B. King. What Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, known for his "twangy" sound and instrumentals like "Rebel Rouser," not only was a guest, but produced Phil's first solo album "Star Spangled Springer?" Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Although he did not receive a songwriting credit, Phil Everly was the inspiration for a 1978 song recorded by Warren Zevon. Zevon recalled that Phil gave him the title and asked for the song for his forthcoming solo album. Although Phil never recorded the song, it appeared on Zevon's "Excitable Boy" and became his only Top 40 hit. What is this song?

Answer: Werewolves of London

Phil's album, "Star Spangled Springer," was released in 1973, with arrangements by Zevon.
2. Albert Hammond's 1972 Number Five hit "It Never Rains in Southern California" came from an album of the same name. The album also included a dreamy song he wrote with Mike Hazlewood, which was not released as a single. Phil Everly was the first to cover the song, on his 1973 album "Star Spangled Springer," but it did not become a hit until it was recorded by the Hollies in 1974, when it reached Number Six on the Billboard Hot 100. What is this song?

Answer: The Air That I Breathe

The album's producer wanted to put this song out as a single, but Phil refused: "I knew it was a great song -- it was the only one I didn't write! - but I thought it was too slow and wouldn't make it." Phil's vocals on this song are exemplary but, sad to say, the arrangement by Warren Zevon isn't for today's ears.
3. Lured by the promise of a million-dollar signing bonus, the Everly Brothers left Cadence Records in 1960 for Hollywood and Warner Brothers. Their first Warner single was their best-selling song ever. The brothers wrote it, and Phil Everly contributed the chorus. What was this smash hit?

Answer: Cathy's Clown

"All I Have to Do Is Dream," "Bye Bye Love," and "Wake Up Little Susie" were released on Cadence Records and written by Boudleaux Bryant, collaborating with his wife Felice on the latter two. "Cathy's Clown" was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks.
4. Phil Everly is seen on screen in a successful 1978 American action-comedy film. The leading lady portrays a singer, and Phil a member of her band. He wrote "Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More," which he performs in a duet with the lady, and also is heard in a duet with her on the soundtrack album. What is this film?

Answer: Every Which Way But Loose

"Don't go out to get some popcorn or you'll miss me," said Phil of his brief appearance in the movie. Sondra Locke, who plays Lynn Halsey-Taylor, was then the girlfriend of star Clint Eastwood. The film, which had a sequel in 1980's "Any Which Way You Can," got terrible reviews but was a big hit, probably more because people wanted to see Clint Eastwood pal around with an orangutan than to hear Sondra Locke sing. Phil contributed a song called "There's One Too Many Women In Your Life" to the sequel.
5. Phil Everly sang high harmony with his brother Don, in the style of other brother duos like the Delmore Brothers, the Louvin Brothers, and the Blue Sky Boys. In 1958 they released an album called "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us," which contained Appalachian ballads and traditional folk songs, including one named for the state of their father's birth. What state is it?

Answer: Kentucky

The state of Kentucky was special to the Everly Brothers. Even though Phil wasn't born there - he was born in Chicago, on January 19, 1939 - press releases often claimed that both brothers had been born in the coal-mining town of Brownie, Ky. In addition to "Kentucky," which they recorded again on their 1968 "Roots" album, they also recorded "Bowling Green" in 1967, and it was their last U.S. Top 40 hit. Phil co-wrote a song called "Old Kentucky River" for his second solo album, "Phil's Diner."
6. Phil Everly was not as well known as a songwriter as a harmony singer, but he did have some success, and his songs have been recorded by artists including Eddy Arnold and Pat Boone. His most famous song by far was one the Everly Brothers recorded in 1960. It spent nine weeks in the Billboard U.S. Top 40, peaking at Number Eight, and reached even greater popularity 15 years later when Linda Ronstadt released it as a single from her "Heart Like a Wheel" album. What is this very popular song?

Answer: When Will I Be Loved

"It's So Easy" and "That'll Be the Day" are Buddy Holly songs, written by Holly and Jerry Allison, and "Blue Bayou" is a Roy Orbison song, written by Orbison and Joe Melson. "When Will I Be Loved" has been recorded many times, including in a duet with Phil Everly and Tanya Tucker on her eponymous 1975 album and, with a reggae beat, by Phil on his third solo album, "Mystic Line." Ronstadt's massive hit cover resulted in Phil's receipt of the BMI Robert J. Burton award of "most played country song" of 1975.
7. Child actor Eddie Hodges, who played Winthrop in the Broadway musical "The Music Man", recorded a few songs on Cadence Records when he was a teenager. "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" made it to Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1961; another song, "Made to Love," written by Phil Everly, peaked at Number 14. According to Phil's song, who was or were "made to love?"

Answer: Girls, girls girls

"That's why some have eyes of blue, that's why some stand five feet two."
8. It seems that every significant musical act records a Christmas album, and the Everly Brothers made theirs in 1962, a joint effort with the Boys Town Choir. Each brother took a solo turn on one of the twelve tracks: Don performed "What Child is This" by himself, while Phil chose to solo on an 1860s carol that includes a line that refers to "thy deep and dreamless sleep." What is this beautiful Christmas carol?

Answer: O Little Town of Bethlehem

The Boys Town Choir sing without the Everly Brothers on "Away in a Manger" and "Angels, From the Realms of Glory."
9. Phil Everly's fifth and final solo album was released only in the United Kingdom, and included a duet with one of the most successful male British artists of all time. "She Means Nothing to Me" reached Number Nine on the U.K. charts. Which artist, whose first Number One single was "Living Doll" in 1959 and who has had Number One hits in each of the four subsequent decades, was Phil's duet partner?

Answer: Cliff Richard

The guitar riff on "She Means Nothing to Me" was provided by devoted Everly Brothers fan Mark Knopfler.
10. In 1974, Phil Everly became the host of a late-night music show called "In Session" which drew musicians like Alex Harvey, Jackson Browne, Jesse Colin Young, Kris Kristofferson, and B.B. King. What Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist, known for his "twangy" sound and instrumentals like "Rebel Rouser," not only was a guest, but produced Phil's first solo album "Star Spangled Springer?"

Answer: Duane Eddy

Chet Atkins produced "Pass the Chicken and Listen," the Everly Brothers' last studio album before they broke up in 1973. Merle Travis was a contemporary of the Everly Brothers' father, Ike Everly, who taught them to play guitar.
Source: Author BarbaraMcI

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