THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

799-The Everly Brothers-Walk Right Back.

1961-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 0.07.Phil and Don in perfect harmony, at least when they were singing.

The Everly Brothers were Isaac Donald Everly who was born on February 1st, 1937, and his younger brother Phillip Jason Everly, who was born on January 19th, 1939, and died on January 3rd, 2014.Don was born in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, U.S., and Phil in Chicago, Illinois, they were born in to a musical family, with their father Isaac (1908-1975) being a guitar player.The brothers were active together between 1951-1973, and again between 1983-2005.They were making their way in the music business at the same time as the onset of the Rock ‘N’ Roll era, and are considered an important part in it’s development, heavily influencing the next generation, including the Beatles, The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and the Bee Gees, with their close harmony singing.Shortly after the death of Phil in 2014, his brother Don admitted that he had lived ‘a very difficult life’ with his brother, and they had become estranged again in later years.

‘Walk Right Back’ was written by Sonny Curtis, who was born in Meadow, Texas, United States, on May 9th, 1937,he was a member of the Crickets from late 1958, but had performed alongside Buddy Holly in 1955 when opening for Elvis Presley,after Holly’s death, Curtis took over as lead singer of the Crickets.Other well known songs he has written include ‘I Fought the Law,’later covered by the Bobby Fuller Four, and the Clash, ‘More Than I Can Say,’ a hit for Bobby Vee, and Leo Sayer, and he also wrote the theme tune to The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’Love Is All Around.’

‘Walk right back to me this minute, bring your love to me, don’t send it, I.m so lonely everyday’.