Don Everly & Charlie Watts Were Exceptionally Talented Guys

I’ve been a baseball fan since about 1960, and a music fan for just as long. My Mom used to sing along with the Everly Brothers on the radio. I saw the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, and not long after that, heard the Rolling Stones for the first time. Those things inspired me to become a guitar player. Don Everly died on August 21, 2021, and Charlie Watts, drummer for the Stones, died three days later. Don was 84, Charlie 80 - not unexpected for guys their age. But damn, it strikes me as profoundly sad. Those guys had a lot to do with my start as a musician.

It's with much sadness that we let you all know that Donald Everly has passed away.
Thoughts and prayers go to Mrs Margaret Everly, Don's wife Adela and her sister, Don's son and daughters, Patti and her and Phil's sons and other family members, his friends and you the fans. pic.twitter.com/gGQAyl8sev

— Everly Brothers Int. (@EverlyBrosInt) August 22, 2021