One of the most talented artists in the history of popular music

Rock and country lose their pioneer: Don Everly

Everly passed away at the age of 84.

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The pioneer of rock music, American singer Don Everly, a member of the duo "Everly Brothers", has died, according to the Museum and Research Center "Country Music Hall of Fame", which he described as "one of the most talented and influential artists in the history of popular music."

Everly passed away, Saturday, at the age of 84, in Nashville, Tennessee, the capital of country country music, after he formed with his brother Phil during his career a highly influential duet in this musical genre of the United States.

There was no explanation for the cause of his death.

A number of personalities in the music world mourned him after his death, such as singers Carol King, Roy Orbison Jr., and Julian Lennon, who recalled in a tweet that Don Everly “written with his brother Phil,” who died in 2014 at the age of 75, “a number of unforgettable songs in every ages.”

The two brothers "Everly Brothers" released their first album in 1957, and included country songs belonging to their hometown of Kentucky, mixed with rock music.

Their music influenced a whole generation of bands and singers in the sixties of the twentieth century, most notably the members of the "Beatles" John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who were at the beginning of their artistic career nicknamed "Foreverly Brothers".

They were also influenced by the joint singing of the duo "Simon & Garfinkel", and the bands "Beach Boys" and "Birds".

Writing in Rolling Stone magazine, Paul Simon wrote that the Everly brothers' influence "goes beyond even their fame", calling them "the most important duo in rock history".

The beginnings of the brothers' career go back to Nashville, the heartland of country music, and they emerged in 1957 with "Bye by Love", when they were eighteen.

• He and his brother Phil formed a highly influential duo.

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