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 1961 through early 1964, the Everlys recorded songs by other writers to avoid paying royalties to Acuff-Rose. They used the pseudonym "Jimmy Howard" as writer or arranger on two selections they wrote and recorded during this time. This ruse, however, was ultimately unsuccessful, as Acuff-Rose gained legal possession of the copyrights once the name substitution was discovered. About this time, the brothers also set up their own record label, Calliope Records, for solo projects. Using the pseudonym "Adrian Kimberly," Don recorded a big-band instrumental version of Edward Elgar's first "Pomp and Circumstance" march, which Neal Hefti arranged and which charted