The Everly family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1953, where the brothers attended West High School.

The brothers reunited at the Royal Albert Hall in London on September 23, 1983, which ended their ten-year-long hiatus.

The event was initiated by Phil and Don alongside Terry Slater, with Pete Wingfield as musical director.

The brothers returned to the studio as a duo for the first time in over a decade, recording the album EB '84, produced by Dave Edmunds.

A 1981 live BBC recording of "All I Have to Do Is Dream", which featured Cliff Richard and Phil sharing vocals, was a UK Top 20 hit in 1994.

The track "She Means Nothing to Me", written and composed by John David Williams and featuring Cliff Richard as co-lead vocalist, was a UK Top 10 hit, and "Louise", written and composed by Ian Gomm, reached the Top 50 in 1983.

"On Top of the World" was written and composed by Phil, who appeared in the music video they recorded in Los Angeles.

Everly was married three times: first to Jacqueline Alice Ertel from 1963 to 1970, then Patricia Mickey from 1972 to 1978, and finally Patrice Arnold from 1999 until his death.

Phil Everly died in Burbank, California on January 3, 2014, aged 74,[10] from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Years later, when I finally met Phil, I was completely star-struck and at the same time extremely impressed by his humility and gentleness of soul.