The Everly Brothers (Don and Phil) Inducted: November 4, 2001 "As an art, songwriting is the best sort of art. You take a pencil, and you write something, and they mail you money for the rest of your life," Phil Everly on the occasion of being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Nov. 4, 2001.     Year of Induction: 2001 Birth Name: Isaac Donald Everly Place of Birth: Brownie, KY Date of Birth: Feb. 1, 1937 Birth Name: Philip Everly Place of Birth: Chicago, IL Date of Birth: Jan 19, 1939 Career Milestones: 1945—Make their first appearance on live radio at station KMA, Shenandoah, Iowa 1955—Sign to Columbia Records 1956—Sign to Cadence Records 1957—Score their first hits, "Bye Bye Love," which goes No. 1 country and No. 2 pop 1957—Make their Grand Ole Opry debut 1957—Score their first No. 1 pop, country and R&B hit, "Wake Up Little Susie" 1960—Sign to Warner Bros. Records 1960—"Cathy’s Clown" goes No. 1 in both U. S. and England 1965—"The Price Of Love" goes No. 1 in England 1970—Star in TV special: Johnny Cash Presents The Everly Brothers on which their father, Ike, makes a guest appearance 1983—After a decade of recording and performing separately, brothers stage reunion concert at Royal Albert Hall in London, which also results in live album and video 1984—Return to pop charts after a 23-year hiatus with their recording of Paul McCartney’s "On The Wings Of A Nightingale" Awards: 1986—Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame 1997—Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy 2001—Elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2001 - Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Catalog Highlights (Don): I Wonder If I Care As Much Artists: Everly Brothers (1957), Ricky Skaggs (1987) (Til) I Kissed You Artists: The Everly Brothers (1959), Connie Smith (1976) Cathy’s Clown Artists: Everly Brothers (1960), Reba McEntire (1989) So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Artist: The Everly Brothers (1960) The Price Of Love Co-writer: Phil Everly Artist: The Everly Brothers (1965) Born Yesterday Artist: Everly Brothers (1986) Catalog Highlights (Phil): When Will I Be Loved Artists: Everly Brothers (1960), Linda Ronstadt (1975) Up In Mabel’s Room Artist: Phil Everly (1968)