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Phil Everly

Phillip Everly[1] (January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014) was an American musician, who was one half of the duo The Everly Brothers alongside his older brother Don.

Phil Everly

Phillip Everly

(1939-01-19)January 19, 1939
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

January 3, 2014(2014-01-03) (aged 74)
Burbank, California, U.S.

Rock

Musician

Guitar, vocals

1951–2007

Early life[edit]

Phil was born in Chicago in 1939 to Isaac Milford "Ike" Everly, Jr. (1908–1975), a guitar player, and Margaret Embry Everly (1919–2021).[2]


The Everly family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1953, where the brothers attended West High School. In 1955, the family moved to Madison, Tennessee, while the brothers moved to Nashville. Don had graduated from high school in 1955, and Phil attended Peabody Demonstration School,[3] from which he graduated in 1957.

Personal life[edit]

Everly was married to Jacqueline Alice Ertel from 1963 to 1970, Patricia Mickey from 1972 to 1978, and Patrice Arnold from 1999 until his death.


He had two children. Everly graduated from Peabody Demonstration School in 1957.[3]

Don Everly

The Everly Brothers

List of songs recorded by the Everly Brothers