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The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience (1984)

The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience (1984)

Documentary
Release Date: 1984, November 2
Directors: Anthony Wall
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC, Delliah Films Inc
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Petty, Brian Setzer, Julian Lloyd Webber, Phil Everly, Don Everly

Overview:

The Everly Brothers were among the most successful and revered of all the giants of early rock 'n' roll. A determining influence on the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel and the Beach Boys, they brought the ethereal harmonies of the Appalachian Mountains to the wild mix of rock 'n' roll. Broadcast in 1984 as part of their reunion after ten bitter years apart, Arena traces their fabulous career, their split and triumphant reunion. Most of all, Don and Phil wanted to revisit their roots in the coal mining area of Kentucky where their father Ike, a miner, had been a local guitar star. He too had played with his coal mining brothers, in the 30s. In the moody atmosphere of Muhlenberg County, they have an emotional reunion with three generations of Everlys.