The Everly Brother's First single on a Columbia 78 side 1

[cbfall]

Great song!!!

[903davesharonpoky]

Far out! I am a big Everly Brothers fan too! Seen them twice. Once at the Shenadoah homecoming in the 80s and again at the Iowa State Fair!!. Thanks for sharing this!

[byebyelove1944]

LUCKY DEVIL YOU !!!!! Hard to find this gem.

[tickyreal]

The session men for these tracks were Johnny Sibert on steel guitar, Sammy Pruett and Jimmy Smith on guitar, Junior Huskey on bass and Dale Potter on fiddle. February 6, 1956 saw the release of their first single, The sun keep shining and Keep a lovin me on US Columbia 4-21496.The record was released on both 78 and 45 rpm

[overbrookXXX]

Learn something worth knowing every day. Thanks.

[tbirdtim]

Thank you ever so much for sharing this recording on YouTube. This recording really displays the "fabulous style" of the Everly Brothers, albeit a very country one. But the singing/harmony is quite similar to what later evolved. Nice.

[muzikman74]

What kind of record player is that you are playing the Everly 78 on?

[everlyman]

@muzikman74

The Player is a Goldring Lenco Transcription Unit and requires a seperate amplifier and speakers. This player is no longer made but used items still turn up on eBay from time to time.

[diuga1]

Thank you very mch for the upload, EverlyMan.

[thetubeisgr8]

Funny, but I prefer side 2! I have found that on many a record I have bought.

[everlyman]

So do I

[justmusicandme]

This is a brilliant recording. Wow! So wonderful to hear the early Everlys. You have made many Everly fans happy by sharing this one.

[davison99]

thanks everlyman....a rare gem from the best ever vocal duo in the world..,influenced and loved by millions god bless 'em

[queenbee345622]

If it's that rare, handle that record like it was nitroglycerin! 78's are VERY BRITTLE. I oughta know, I dropped one and it shattered all over the place.

[everlyman]

The pre-war and early post-war 78's were made of shellac and is as you say VERY brittle. Later 78's, and I think this is one of them, whad a vinyl covering over a "slightly" more flexible base that was supposed to be mre damage resistant ! However I won't be trying that out on my 78 and still handle it with kid gloves ! roland

[Marianvalkyrien]

That song rocks!

[AGibsonJ]

It's really a treat to hear this rare record ... hard to find and bids always go so high on ebay!

[everlyman]

Current wisdom says there may only be one or two 78rpm copies known worldwide. The Ev Bros and their clan do not have one. The 45rpm is much easier to find. Roland

[fromthesidelines]

Probably Mitch Miller never saw the Everlys as anything more than a "country" act; that's why he let their contract expire. If they had stayed at Columbia, they certainly never would have achieved their "rockabilly" sound- at least, as we know it.

[lettermen1]

This must be worth quite a bit! Got bits of it on the "Roots" album but I've never seen the single.

[everlyman]

Worth. What is worth ? It cost me a lot but then again it ended a forty year search for a copy. So, it was definately worth it :-)

I especially like the side 2 lyric "I find that I'm happier now that youv'e gone ..."

made me dead amused.