Everly died in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank of complications from lung disease, his wife, Patti, told the Los Angeles Times.
“We are absolutely heartbroken,” she said, adding that the disease was the result of a lifetime of smoking.
BBC reports that Phil Everly and his brother Don made up the Everly Brothers, one of the biggest pop acts of the 1950s and early 1960s.
They had a string of close-harmony hits including Wake Up Little Suzie, Cathy’s Clown, Bye Bye Love, and All I Have To Do Is Dream.
“It’s a terrible, terrible loss – for me, for everybody,” U.S rock pioneer Duane Eddy, a friend of Everly, told BBC Radio 5live.
Rolling Stone magazine calls the Everly Brothers “the most important vocal duo in rock.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I used to enjoy the Everly Brothers music in those days. They are evergreen. May his soul rest in peace.
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