Iowa Almanac
Iowa Almanac -- Monday, October 21, 2024
Iowa brothers, top the charts. More from the Iowa Almanac in a moment. Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th. Now is the time to make a plan. Whether you plan to vote absentee by mail, in-person at your County Auditor's office before Election Day or at your polling place on November 5th, it's important you take steps now to make your plan at voterready.iowa.gov. Remember Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th. Find more information at voterready.iowa.gov. This message presented by the Iowa Secretary of State. Given the family history, it was no surprise that Philip and Donald Everly would turn to music. Their father, Ike, had developed a unique style of guitar playing and soon was a full-time musician. Ike and Margaret moved their family to Shenandoah so Ike could take a job performing on KMA radio. Little Donnie and Baby Boy Phil, as they were called, soon joined their parents on the air, when they were only 8 and 6 years old. The Everlies lived in Shenandoah from 1945 to 1952, not long after America knew of the brothers thanks to their first single, "Bye, Bye Love," which peaked at number two on the pop charts in 1957. Their next single, though, went to the very top. Wake Up Little Susie hit number one in Billboard magazine's chart on October 21st, 1957. It stayed at number one for four weeks and became their second million-selling record in a row. Don was 20, Phil was 18. The Everly brothers were among the first ten artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Together, they had 35 Billboard Hot 100 singles, 26 of those made the top 40. But their first number one hit, Wake Up Little Susie, first popped the pop charts on this date in 1957. And that's Iowa-Almanac for October 21st. There's more online at IowaAlmanac.com. Until tomorrow, I'm Jeff Stein.