now to the index. paying tribute tonight to a rock n roll pioneer. wake up, little susie, wake up don everly, the elder of the two everly brothers, has died. the groundbreaking duo landed 19 top 40 hits in the 50s and 60s including all i have to do is dream, bye bye love and wake up little susie. the brothers inspired artists from the beatles to simon and garfunkel. don everly was 84. and when we come back, rob marciano with the latest timing and track for tropical storm henri. ector and i m still working. in the kind of work that i do, you are surrounded by people who are all younger than you. i had to get help somewhere along the line to stay competitive. i discovered prevagen. i started taking it and after a period of time, my memory improved. it was a game-changer for me.
the beatles, simon and garfunkel, crosby, stills and nash, they all took inspiration from their clean cut close harmony. but as the 50s turned into the 60s, the everly brothers quickly began to look out of date. # way down in green, year. # don began to write more songs, but the hits didn t come and the strains began to show. doing a duet in the music business the kind a duet that phil and i are, close harmony, nose to nose right up on stage every night when we were working, that puts a lot of strain on the relationship. the brothers finally split midway through a concert in 1973. applause
the brothers phil and don were soon singing on the radio show and when their father, a kentucky coalminer with musical aspirations moved the family to tennessee, they landed a record deal at the home of country music. nashville. they sing the beatles, simon and garfunkel, crosby, stills and nash, they all took inspiration from their clean cut close harmony. but as the 50s turned into the 60s, the everly brothers quickly began to look out of date. # way down in golden green year. don began to write more songs, but the hits didn t come and the strains began to show.
hibernian are top of the scottish premiership table after a 2 2 draw with dundee. hearts and aberdeen also drew. reigning champions rangers defeated ross county 4 2. and dundee united beat saintjohnstone1 1. just three weeks after winning the women s bmx racing gold medal at tokyo 2020. great britain s beth shriever has won the bmx world championship title. the 22 year old made a strong start which meant she avoided a crash behind her. shriever had needed to crowdfund £50,000 to help her to compete at the olympics. she s now the first woman to win olympic and world championship bmx gold medals in the same season. that s your sport. don everly, one half of the everly brothers, has died aged 8a. don and his brother phil had a string of hits in the late 1950s and 1960s and are credited with influencing musicians including the beatles, the bee gees and simon
city, especially with all the city and all of us have gone through, the musical history just in this park. you think that diana ross concert in the rain, i remember as a kid james taylor had a free concert in central park with a huge turnout. it is an iconic space to have an event like this. without question. i was there with simon and garfunkel, witnessing barbara streisand and others. it couldn t be a greater venue in order to celebrate the reopening of new york, so this was a challenge. this is not one artist. we ve come up with about 18 iconic or new artists to represent, anderson, every genre of music. we re talking rap, pop, broadway, even classical music. we have the new york philharmonic.