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

This is side one, entitled "KEEP A' LOVIN' ME", of The Everly Brother's First single, recorded 9th Nov 1955 and released 6TH Feb 1956. Don was aged 18 and Phil 16.
This Columbia 78 rpm 10" record #21496 is probably the rarest commercially issued Ev Bros single (Also released with the same number on a 45 rpm 7" single)
The two other songs recorded at the same session, "If her Love Isn't True / That's The Life I Have To Live" were not issued until 1981 on Bear Family Records BFE 15075. The Ev's 6 month Columbia contract was terminated :-( However, they went on to record for Cadence and the rest, as they say, is history :-)

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[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.

[thetubeisgr8]

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

[everlyman]

So do I

[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

[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.

[diuga1]

Thank you very mch for the upload, EverlyMan.