[78-L] 78-L Digest, Vol 64, Issue 5 ...Phil EVERLY

[kil at roadrunner.com]

My only point was that the Bryants were quite well known songwriters, and would arguably still be in the Songwriters Hall of Fame even without the Everly hits. I'm from the northeast USA, but I was still enjoying the Bryants long before 1957, i.e. OUT BEHIND THE BARN, HAVE A GOOD TIME, HEY JOE.  That said, I agree with everything you say, and I'm sure the Bryants enjoyed a much more comfortable retirement because of the Everlys.
RayK
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---- Joe Scott wrote: 
> I'm with Lennick, (1) the Everlys were special on their non-Bryants material, such as "Cathy's Clown," written by Don Everly, which influenced the Beatles' "Please Please Me," and (2) I know of the Bryants because the Everlys performed their songs so well, not because a "How's The World Treating You" or "Raining In My Heart" represented a small fraction of all Elvis's or Buddy's material. Elvis also recorded five songs cowritten by Red West, whose qualifications were that he was a friend of Elvis's from high school, so let's hear it for Red West.
> Joseph Scott
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> And because Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Skeeter Davis, Glen Campbell, Frankie Laine, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Sonny James, Billy Walker, Webb Pierce, Roy Clark, Carl Smith, Cristy Lane and Ray Price recorded their songs. RayK > ---- David Lennick wrote: > Hardly. They were great songs but you know of the Bryants only BECAUSE the > Everlys recorded their songs. > > dl > > On 1/5/2014 3:19 PM, Nigel Burlinson wrote: > > Can we please have a cheer of thanks to Felice& Boudleaux BRYANT > > for THEIR contribution as the writers of: > > > > "All I Have To Do Is Dream" > > "Bye Bye Love" > > "Bird Dog" > > "Love Of My Life" > > "Poor Jenny" > > "Take A Message To Mary" > > "Wake up Little Susie" > > > > Without them the Everlys would never have been anything special! _______________________________________________