The Everly Brothers 1979 album "Blue Kentucky Girl." Phil recorded more frequently, but with no chart success until the 1980s. Everly wrote "Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More" for the 1978 Clint Eastwood comedy film "Every Which Way But Loose", in which Eastwood performed it as a duet with co-star Sondra Locke. Phil also wrote "One Too Many Women In Your Life" for the 1980 sequel, "Any Which Way You Can", and played in the band which backed Locke. In 1983, Phil had UK success as a soloist with the album "Phil Everly", recorded mainly in London. Musicians on the LP
Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention suggested his appearance was a publicity stunt to sell tickets for his then-upcoming film "Trouble with the Curve". Film critic Roger Ebert, an Obama supporter, commented, "Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic. He didn't need to do this to himself. It's unworthy of him," and later elaborated that while he continues to revere Eastwood as an artist, he opined that Eastwood was "handed the wrong sheet music". Bill Maher, a comedian and talk show host who has been highly critical of the Republican Party, praised Eastwood's performance and his decision to go off-script during a heavily