The Everly Brothers 1960's "Cathy's Clown," which they wrote and composed themselves, sold eight million copies and became the duo's biggest-selling record. "Cathy's Clown" was number WB1, the first selection Warner Bros. Records ever released in the United Kingdom. Other successful Warner Bros. singles followed in the United States, such as "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (1960, pop No. 7), "Walk Right Back" (1961, pop No. 7), "Crying in the Rain" (1962, pop No. 6), and "That's Old Fashioned" (1962, pop No. 9, their last top 10 hit). From 1960 to 1962, Cadence Records released Everly Brothers singles from the
The Everly Brothers Prine and the Everlys had family connections to Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, and Prine was a frequent performer at the Everly Brothers' Homecoming concerts in Central City, Kentucky, over the years. In 1998, the brothers recorded "Cold" for Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Jim Steinman's musical "Whistle Down the Wind", and the recording was used in stage versions as source music. This would be the final original recording the Everly Brothers would ever make as a duo. In 1999, Don and Edan Everly performed "The Everly Brothers for Kentucky Flood Relief." The brothers joined Simon & Garfunkel in their "Old Friends" reunion