Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop finished in black with cream double pickguards. Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop The Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop is a signature acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation The Everly Brothers recorded many hit songs during the 1950s and the 1960s, such as "Wake Up Little Susie", "Let It Be Me", "Cathy's Clown", "All I Have to Do is Dream", and "Bye Bye Love". Throughout the 1950s, they used Gibson J-200 guitars, some customized with dual pickguards. In 1962, Gibson collaborated with The Everly Brothers to produce the "Everly Brothers Flattop". This flat top guitar featured a thin J-185-style body
The Everly Brothers in the United States top 40 in mid-1961. Further instrumental singles credited to Kimberly followed, but none of those charted. Phil formed the Keestone Family Singers, which featured Glen Campbell and Carole King. Their lone single, "Melodrama," failed to chart, and by the end of 1962, Calliope Records had gone out of business. The Everly Brothers' last US top 10 hit was 1962's "That's Old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)," a song recorded but unreleased by The Chordettes and given to the brothers by their old mentor, Archie Bleyer. Succeeding years saw the Everly Brothers sell fewer records