The Everly Brothers rock groups of the 1960s. The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Simon & Garfunkel developed their early styles by performing Everly songs. The Bee Gees, The Hollies, The Marmalade, and other rock and roll groups that feature harmony singing were also influenced by the Everlys. The music of the Everly Brothers influenced the Beatles, who referred to themselves as "the English Everly Brothers" when Paul McCartney and John Lennon went hitchhiking south to win a talent competition. They based the vocal arrangement of "Please Please Me" on "Cathy's Clown." Keith Richards called Don Everly "one of the finest rhythm players."
Everly, Iowa 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,278, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $30,192 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,996. About 1.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Clay Central-Everly Community School District operates public schools serving the community. It was a part of the Everly School District until July 1, 1993, when it merged with Clay