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  • Apr 29, 1908
    Ike Everly is born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He fathers The Everly Brothers, Phil and Don
    Feb 1, 1937
    Don Everly is born in Brownie, Kentucky. With sibling Phil, The Everly Brothers net such hits as "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bye Bye Love" while earning membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    Mar 10, 1938
    Venetia Invicta Stevenson is born in London, England. She is destined to become Don Everly's second wife
    Jan 19, 1939
    Phil Everly, of The Everly Brothers, is born in Chicago, Illinois. Along with older brother Don, The Everlys' harmonies become an influential sound, gaining them membership in the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
    Dec 25, 1946
    Don Everly sings "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" and Phil Everly performs "Silent Night" on radio station KMA in Shenandoah, Iowa. It marks the first time the two singers are recorded
    Mar 25, 1957
    Don Everly elopes with Mary Sue Ingraham, marrying in Ringgold, Georgia
    Oct 10, 1957
    Don and Mary Sue Everly have their first child, Mary E. Everly, who dies the same day she is born
    May 16, 1959
    The Everly Brothers' Don Everly and his wife, Mary Sue, have a daughter, Venetia Ember Everly, in Nashville
    May 22, 1961
    Mary Sue Everly sues for divorce from her husband, The Everly Brothers' Don Everly. He allegedly tells her, "Babe, you just ain't Hollywood"
    Feb 14, 1962
    Phil and Don Everly graduate from boot camp in the Marines, hours before Don marries former actress Venetia Stevenson in San Diego

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