Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers Quiz

Answer: Don

Phil was born in Chicago, IL on January 19, 1939. Don was born in Brownie, KY on February 1, 1937.

Answer: Wake Up Little Susie

Although "Wake Up Little Susie" was the first number one single, it was not their first million seller. "Bye Bye Love" was the first million seller, but it only reached number two on the charts.

Answer: Columbia Records

This is a tough question because The Everly Brothers signed first with Columbia, but their first four singles didn't sell. Cadence Records was then persuaded to sign the boys. That magical time only lasted two years, but in that time they had a string of hits including "Wake Up Little Susie", "Bye Bye Love" and "All I Have to Do Is Dream".

They signed with Warner Bros. in February of 1960.

Answer: The Hollies

Graham Nash, of the Hollies, had a huge amount of respect for The Everly Brothers. When they recorded "Two Yanks in England" in 1966, The Hollies were commissioned to help write and play back up to the boys. The album isn't considered one of the greatest Everly Brothers albums because it is mostly non-original recordings, but the combination of The Hollies with The Everly Brothers was plenty intriguing.

Answer: London

After being apart for ten years, The Everly Brothers patched up their differences and reunited for two shows on September 22 and 23, 1983 at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Answer: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney had been a long time fan of the group and wrote this song for them as a favor. This album also had a song written by Jeff Lynne, of Electric Light Orchestra fame titled "The Story of Me". Albert Lee played guitar and Dave Edmunds was the producer of the album.

Answer: The United States Marine Corps

Both brothers joined the Marines in 1961 and spent one year in uniform.

Answer: Simon and Garfunkel

The "Old Frends" tour began in Wilkes-Barre, PA on October 16, 2003 and criss-crossed the United States a couple of times, finishing up in Tampa, FL on December 21, 2003.

Answer: George Harrison

The album featured songs written by Rod Stewart and Kris Kristofferson. The song "I'm Tired of Singing My Song in Las Vegas" was an Everly Brothers original telling the story of how frustrating it is having to repeatedly sing the same songs over and over again. No wonder the brothers split up later that year.

Answer: Neil Young

It's fitting that a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young inducted The Everly Brothers as they were responsible for influencing nearly every band who used tight harmonies in their style. Neil Young was quite honored to be able to induct the mentors of so many groups.