12 Oct
214: The Everly Brothers have two top 10 hits in 1957, “Bye Bye Love” & “Wake Up Little Susie”
Brothers Don and Phil grew up singing 4-part harmony with their parents, Ike and Margaret Everly. The younger Everlys struck out on their own, and struck gold with their close harmonies that incorporated country’s high lonesome into a pure pop sound. After the song’s debut on the Grand Ole Opry, “Bye Bye Love” hit #1 on the country charts, #5 on the R&B charts, but peaked at #2 on the pop charts, albeit for 4 weeks. The Everly Brothers reached that coveted #1 Billboard pop spot scant months later, with the surprisingly risqué “Wake Up Little Susie.”