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."
Cross-Canada Hit Parade Gang appeared on 9 May 1956. For the 1959-60 season, the series was rebranded as "Music '60 Presents the Hit Parade", airing on alternate Mondays but lengthened to an hour. A series featuring Jack Kane aired on the other Mondays, also under the "Music '60" banner. The season debut on 12 October 1959 featured guest performances from The Everly Brothers and Hermione Gingold and introduced a larger studio space. The final episode on 11 July 1960 featured Della Reese and Jonathan Winters. Cross-Canada Hit Parade Cross-Canada Hit Parade was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television from