"Hey Doll Baby": Everly Brothers rarities

The Everly Brothers helped create rock 'n' roll, and inspired countless artists, from The Beatles to Tom Petty. Now, a new album, "Hey Doll Baby," features rare and remastered tracks, compiled by two of Don and Phil Everly's children and produced by Petty's daughter. They talk with correspondent John Blackstone about how the duo's music has been cherished by generations.
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[@leelevy8138]

Thank you for keeping The Everly Brothers legacy alive and well.

[@jonathanlane5432]

In 1986, I was part of the small crowd that witnessed Tom Petty present the Everly Brothers with their star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame. Standing right next to me was another fan, Elvis Costello, who went unannounced and unacknowledged, just another fan paying his respect to the legendary duo.

[@no1nestandsalone387]

WOW WHAT A LUCKY DAY!

[@ARIZJOE]

Very cool. A great songwriter acknowledging his predecessors.

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

I went to school w/ Don Everly's kids. His son was/is a musician so it's definitely in the DNA!

[@horseygurl143]

What a cool report! When I was little, of course, my parents had their album and 45s. So, I grew up listening to them. But as a teenager, I didn't make it home from the local drive-in on time one night. My parents said I could only stay long enough to see two of the three featured movies. But when I didn't get home when they expected, they decided to find me. During the third movie, my boyfriend and I, both fast asleep in the front seat of the car in bucket seats, woke to my parents beating on the car windows! After that, they broke out the old Everly Brothers record and played Wake Up Little Suzy constantly! Great memory of some great music!!!

[@MadiBendy]

my grandmother loved the Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson. Miss her every day… 🥰

[@georgekellems6615]

Thank You Every Brothers GOD Bless AMEN Beautiful Family Amen

[@dsgp7835]

Harmonies from heaven. I love The EVERLY BROTHERS!!

[@rhondaelaine80]

Harmony perfection!!💙💙

[@b.visconti1765]

People don't realize the impact they made on the Rock an Roll scene..double the greatness

[@yvonneplant9434]

Older people do. Ask some older seniors. Older Boomers and Silents.

[@actownsend7288]

My dad was a boomer who raised me on The Everly Brothers!! Absolutely fantastic duo

[@cak8132]

I’m a boomer and I totally get it. I’m old enough to remember the Everlys from the late 1950s. They influenced so many up and coming musicians both in the US and the UK. 65 years later, their music is still fabulous. No one has ever come close to capturing the perfection of their harmonies in all those years.

[@actownsend7288]

@@cak8132 I enjoyed seeing Simon & Garfunkel jam with them!!!

[@cak8132]

@@actownsend7288 Simon & Garfunkel are both huge fans of the Everlys. I loved that they asked Don and Phil to join them on their tour back in 2003. And not as an “opening act” either but as their special guests in the middle of their show. Very classy.

[@pamelamays4186]

Some of the best harmonies in Rock And Roll.

[@mililaniman]

The music of the Everly brothers is timeless. Their songs always put me in a great mood.

[@firsttimewatchingthehomest6054]

“Where words fail, music speaks.” They were a once in a lifetime helper to get thru life

[@Celluloidwatcher]

Thank you for the CBS This Morning report on the legendary Everly Brothers (Don and Phil). Their brand of rockabilly music is the stuff that great musicians are made of. If the melodies capture enough attention, then one is awarded fame (let alone wealth), but if it captures more than enough attention, then one is destined for super stardom, leading to abundant recognition from peers, the public, and those willing to see accolades come to life. Don and Phil are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Although there are gone, the music they left behind remains cherished forever.

[@dwsheffer]

My favorite of theirs I still listen to regularly, "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)".....what a beautiful tune!!

[@steveparish9210]

Man there harmony singing on that song can make you cry

[@cak8132]

That’s my favorite song of theirs,too, Darin. Don does a beautiful solo version of it, too on his 1976 album called “Brother Jukebox”.

[@kimlondon8900]

The Everly Brothers, Freddie Mercury, Buddy Holly, so many fabulous people that you wish could live forever; had so much more to give to us. We were so lucky to have had them at all.

[@utah133]

I was 7 years old in 1957. Just old enough to begin appreciation of musical artistry. It was cool.

[@bobmoss4016]

I was at Simon/Garfunkel Concert in 2003...and could not believe that the Everly Brothers played a couple of songs.....before Social Media! Surprise...CLASSIC.

[@MissRegionRat]

Me too! I was 13 and a big S&G fan but had only just begun to explore the influence from the Everlys. I about passed out when they had that surprise appearance, but I wish I had known them a bit better by then to appreciate it more.

[@pascalbretaire4163]

merci don and phil pour votre magnifiques chansons

[@smallfootprint2961]

I was a teen in the 50s, when all this exploded. Just hearing them makes my heart flutter. These guys, their harmonies. and beats are forever.

[@susannpatton2893]

To be back then again..... I wouldn't be born yet, but my mom would be a baby.

[@hothemeep1219]

How did you feel about the 60's ?

[@debbiesims138]

My cousin is 6 years older than I and had all these albums/45s. Must have played Cathy's Clown 100s of times when we went to visit.

[@whitleybayman123]

Saw them live here in the UK in the late 80s and early 90s. They were perfection

[@stevevice9863]

Their father, Ike Everly, was an accomplished guitar player from Muhlenberg County KY, and was influential in the playing of Merle Travis, the namesake of "Travis Picking", or "Thumb style" picking. This is the same style of playing practiced by by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler.

[@steveparish9210]

There father was a great guitarist

[@susannpatton2893]

They sang gold Wrote Original- fresh - brand new Original songs that many have covered Songs that everyone knows the words to And little kids hear when their parents become nostalgic for when they heard this with grandma or aunt _____, their memories to these classics that we share over and over. Everly Brothers wrote magic

[@bluekitty3731]

The Everly brothers were my moms favorite singers she would tell me that she didn't care for Elvis because she didn't care for the "bad boys" lol! So it was the Everly brothers and Ricky Nelson, and I was given my name from the song Cathy's clown!

[@shirleynitka5030]

I saw them in 1969 when men were walking on the moon at the Newport Folk Festive, They were timeless.

[@no1nestandsalone387]

2 harmonizing country stars that inspired Elvis and so many others!

[@billfeld5883]

Been listening to them from the start,

[@ForeverChanged7]

Still my favorite s❤

[@christianhansen3292]

still sounds good today!

[@altonwilliams7117]

I had a great time turning my son on to their music.🎵 We would have our Everly Brothers CD’s playing them in the truck and singing along.

[@steveconn]

Love the Evs; those unmatchable harmonies.

[@steveparish9210]

Love the Everlys! There harmonies and the way their guitar playing complimented each other. Definitely want one of those double pickguard Gibson s. Thanks for the story

[@patticake5944]

There's just something about kin harmony.

[@jockellis]

I’ve seen and heard those sweet harmonies several times.

[@marrianner.1682]

The Everly Brothers’ voices were so beautiful they sounded as one! They were gorgeous. One of their best albums was “Songs Our Father Taught Us”. And what a surprise to hear Billy Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones cover that album! It is amazing!

[@DonnaAbrams-qh7zt]

I’m old enough to have been a teen when the Everlys were in their prime. I’ve always loved them and still listen to a CD of their greatest hits. They influenced so many of the greats that came after them.

[@suzannemcmaken4648]

This was great!

[@debbiewatson6528]

Heart warming!!!!🎶🎶❤❤🎶🎶

[@no1nestandsalone387]

I love them so much! I have their greatest hits album!

[@bekkylove742]

very well done!

[@ThomasDeLello]

That is Joe B. Mauldin with the Fender bass guitar at 4:23 from Buddy Holly's Crickets...!

[@stephaniewirth505]

Phil and Don....Let em Inn ❤

[@jockellis]

Still considered by many the best harmonies in rock, especially the groups that tried to imitate them.

[@gregtownson]

Bravo! Some beautifully restored footage here.

[@notthatyouasked6656]

It's often forgotten that Simon and Garfunkel's first record was a teener heavily inspired by the Every Brothers. "Hey Schoolgirl", released under the name "Tom and Jerry", was a small hit in the NY City area in he late 50s. It's easily found on KZbin,

[@catherinegigliotti1368]

Love them forever

[@CUBICUB]

Well done, CBS

[@dannyshipley7590]

Thanks 4 the research.... It was a happy time.... But ur right...the Everly brothers still rock on

[@mariawalker2023]

#EdenDonaldEverly is just like his dad. Almost surreal how talented Eden is. As a singer & guitarist. Love his work. As much as his dad's.

[@cak813]

@mariawalker2023: *Edan

[@davefordavefor]

Wonderful video. These two guys made some of the best music ever. I’m going to have to look into the new album put out by their children.

[@ronniechilds2002]

Can you imagine popular music without the Beatles? Lennon and McCartney made it pretty clear that without the Everlys, there would have been no Beatles, who in their early days sometimes referred to themselves as the Foreverly (or maybe Foureverly) Brothers. It's obvious to anyone that the Beatles stole their famous harmonies from the Everlys. They were lucky their voices happened to complement each others, like the brothers did.

[@ConversationStartersVideo]

We’re seeing an Everly Brothers tribute show this Friday, this is great prep!

[@TJamesBell]

Cool segment. Thank you 'Sunday Morning'! Huge Everlys fan.

[@thefeldgeister2961]

Don't get me wrong, I love the Everly Brothers, I just really wish that in segments like this more recognition was given to the songwriters. "All I Have to Do Is Dream", "Bye Bye Love", "Wake Up Little Susie" and several others were written by husband and wife Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. They also wrote "Rocky Top" by the way. To be fair, The Everly Brothers did write several of their hits including "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)," "Cathy's Clown," and "When Will I Be Loved" among many others. Side note: There are two great documentaries about session musicians out there if interested: The Wrecking Crew and Muscle Shoals.

[@susannpatton2893]

I've heard of Muscle Sholes before. Always interested in the recording sessions bands you never hear of but have heard on a record. Thanks for this

[@GeoTex1111]

Absolutely loved those documentaries! Revealed the amazing talent behind the scenes.👏

[@oldredbarnman]

Joe B. Mauldin and Jerry Allsion (The Crickets), and I believe Sonny Curtis performing "All I have To Do Is Dream" ans "Kathy's Clown"with Phil and Don.

[@JoshMaxPower]

My God, look at those J-200s. Gorgeous guitars. Tom Petty used one, so did Bob Dylan and George Harrison.

[@IsabelYap-ik8hh]

Love them

[@voiceguy3635]

I don't believe that without the Everly Brothers(who were great)there would be no Tom Petty,CSN etc.These groups and people would have had careers and songs to write and sing,no matter who was around before them.

[@patriciastaton6182]

❤

[@HTJB60]

I frequently see comment's Re: "Ahead of their time" etc.... People tend to forget WHO really was ahead of their time . REAL TRAILBLAZERS. Buddy Holly was another, not counting Elvis, Bo Diddley, Gery Lee Lewis & so many more. These were "old hat" artist's for me (!) I grew up with the Stone's & Beatles {in the UK} and for the next 20 year's, Music moved along rapidly. It seem's since the 90's and the last 30 year's, it's stalled. WHY ? An over reliance on computer's and other such wizzadry and NOT people's MIND'S ?????????????????

[@annabrown7302]

THERE IS NO MORE ROCK AND ROLL

[@ARIZJOE]

Both Don and Phil wrote some great songs. However, to reach a a critical mass of material, they needed Boudleaux and Felice Bryant's songs on Cadence Records, whom they left Management failed them, not changing tastes, because country rock became bigger than ever. Also, they never lost popularity in England. In hindsight, their manager should have sat them down, and offered things like the Flying Burrito Brothers. Or the Stones' "Factory Girl" and "Salt of the Earth."

[@curtisrobinson7962]

Lamont at Large (I think it was Lamont at Large) said the brothers riff lasted until death. There was a bit of a healing, but not complete healing.

[@paulgoldstein2569]

How can we obtain this 1950 Don Everly demo?

[@suzannelawson9215]

Is the album out yet?

[@steveparish9210]

Yep been on Amazon for at least 6 months

[@suzannelawson9215]

@@steveparish9210 Thank you.

[@ChristopherJRees]

Where can I get that home movie footage please?

[@BuffaloBeatle]

Not sure why these are called “rarities” as most of the songs on this collection were on one of their biggest albums they ever sold and most songs from their HUGE 1960-1963 period. Misleading title for sure. The only new thing is the remix and remaster.

[@joeybaseball7352]

4:12 the home movies

[@maxlinder5262]

Before. R & R..there was rhythm & blues....that brought about R& R...........& Why does the commentator keep saying the name Dawn...not Don..??

[@Aurora-tp3dy]

Maybe he's from Pittsburgh?

[@kennyshort5935]

They're from Kentucky not Tennessee

[@jnagarya519]

Actually it was a big hit in Boston -- NOT banned.

[@brianbullard8291]

They were from Kentucky

[@cak813]

@brianbullard8291: Don was born in Brownie, Kentucky but Phil was born in Chicago, Illinois. Both of them considered Kentucky home though.

[@edwardmontgomery4829]

Yes, Bowling Green Kentucky

[@cak813]

@@edwardmontgomery4829 They weren’t from Bowling Green, KY. Don was born in Brownie, Kentucky and Phil was born in Chicago, Illinois. They recorded a song called “Bowling Green” in 1967 which turned out to be their last Top 40 hit in the US. It went to #1 in Canada though.

[@lizannewhitlow1085]

Now do Steve Perry. Again. 🙏🏻

[@carolfreeman9773]

WTF?! Not from Tennessee!

[@joeybaseball7352]

This is just a nepo baby segment.

[@robertferguson5562]

Lol

[@lewstone5430]

Joey, you upset there bud?

[@ThatsJustMyBabyDaddy]

1:06 I guess he means for white people? 🤔

[@marlenalinne]

Ro Ro. Oh, please. Give it a rest.

[@lewstone5430]

@Marlena Linne I’m a white guitar player and Ro Ro is right. Listen to Chuck Berry, he came along in the same period, early 50’s and it was electrified and was well ahead of The Everly’s in terms of a rock n roll sound. There were other black musicians from the late 40’s who were also playing electric guitar but are not famous now. I get that Jason Everly is on here promoting his dad and the album, but any rock musician knows the Everly’s didn’t create rock n roll but they were part of its beginnings.

[@christinacascadilla4473]

An advertisement for the album. I like the brother’s music but isn’t there some kid with a duck they could report on?

[@suzannelawson9215]

Kid with a duck????

[@pamsimth8018]

Rock and roll come from black people sorry

[@michaelturner5443]

Oh yes don and phill two of rock n rolls greats

[@jtstacey83]

Back when musicians sang, it wasn't just manufactured.

[@susannpatton2893]

No auto tune in their recordings

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

Bob Dylan also a huge Everly Brothers fan. Remember he was a Pop/Rocker before he was a Folkie!!

[@KaBoomChannel]

"Wake up little Suzy" a song about a couple - which could have been two girls, they never say - that fall asleep watching a movie was deemed too hardcore for Boston so they banned it. My God, what kind of an uptight, soulless, half dead zombie do you have to be to find that song offensive? That's like banning "How much is that doggie in the window"

[@Aurora-tp3dy]

Absolutely no one thought it could be 2 girls.