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In the 1950s, the WROL-AM studios were housed in this building, where the Everly Brothers performed until they left the station in a dispute with Cas Walker, its famed promoter and show host. After leaving WROL, Phil and Don Everly were invited to Nashville by fellow Knoxvillian performer Chet Atkins. By 1958, the Everly Brothers, famed for their sibling harmonics, had risen to the top of the country and pop charts with hits including Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie, and All I Have to Do Is Dream. The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Knoxville, Tennessee · United States
