Margaret Everly, the matriarch of the Everly Family, passed away on December 6th at the age of 102. She outlived both her sons Phil Everly who passed away in 2014 and Don Everly who died back in August.
Before there were The Everly Brothers there was The Everly Family with Phil and Don, father Ike and Margaret. The Everly Family had radio shows in Waterloo, Iowa and later in Knoxville, Tennessee during the 1940's and early 1950's before Phil and Don attained stardom in Nashville and in rock 'n roll in 1957.
Margaret Everly remained a critical figure behind the scenes long after she stopped performing. Here is a rare interview of Margaret Everly back in 1983 in which she discusses her time as a performer with The Everly Family and The Everly Brothers road to international stardom. R.I.P.
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