
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
January 3, 2014
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.