Don Everly, who along with his brother Phil, formed the pioneering pop rock-country duo the Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84.

According to reports in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, Don Everly died at his Nashville, Tennessee, home. His family did not release a cause of death.

A statement from his family to the Los Angeles Times read, in part: “Don lived by what he felt in his heart, Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams … with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother.”

Musical artists Don and Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers support Simon and Garfunkel’s second of two UK gigs on July 15, 2004 in Hyde Park, London.Getty Images

While Don Everly was born in Kentucky in 1937, the family moved to Chicago, where in 1939, Phil Everly was born. The family eventually relocated to Nashville in the 1950s.

Originally performing on radio in the 1940s along with their parents as The Everly Family, the Nashville, Tennessee-raised Everly Brothers duo burst on the music scene in the late 1950s. With their distinctive harmonies driven by their upfront acoustic guitar playing, they released such hits at “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Crying in the Rain,” “All I Have to Do is Dream” and their biggest-selling hit “Cathy’s Clown,” released in 1960. Their music influenced a generation of harmony-driven pop/rock icons who followed, including the Beach Boys, the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel.

Though they continued to perform as a team, the brothers eventually also pursued solo careers and went through a highly publicized falling out in the 1980s over songwriting credits and royalties.

The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, part of the inaugural group of artists to be so honored. Rolling Stone ranked them as the No. 1 duo of all time in 2014. In his 2010 memoir “Life,” Keith Richards called Don Everly “one of the finest rhythm players.”

Phil Everly died in 2014.

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All the pieces fell into place for Loyola during the spring. The Ramblers were experienced, smart and talented. They weren’t significantly challenged after the season opener at St. Rita.

Loyola began and finished the season at No. 1 and senior running back Vaughn Pemberton was the Sun-Times Player of the Year.

The one downside of so much senior experience is that it inevitably graduates. Coach John Holecek has to replace 16 starters.

“It feels like we could have another month of preseason and I’d be fine with it,” Holecek said. “Last year we had a ridiculous amount of time. This is going back to square one.”

There is a silver lining. The Ramblers’ Class of 2021 was so dominant that the backups received some significant playing time last season.

Junior Jake Stearney, the new starter at quarterback, flashed his big arm against Phillips.

“He’ll make a couple mistakes but man, he’s poised and fast and he’s got a good arm,” Holecek said. “He can throw it so hopefully our receivers are healthy enough that he can get some open targets.”

Senior running back Marco Maldonado has been in the ball-carrying rotation for several seasons. Receiver Danny Collins is also back along with two experienced offensive linemen, senior John Michael Talanges and junior Michael Kostantonov.

Those are all the pieces necessary for an effective offense. There are more questions on defense, where the only notable returners are lineman Mike Williams and linebacker James Kreutz.

“Kreutz is unbelievably, perfectly suited [for linebacker] he could be a breakout all-stater right away,” Holecek said. “I don’t know why he doesn’t have scholarship offers. He’s very destructive.”

Loyola quarterback Jake Stearney (15) looks for his receivers at practice in Wilmette.Kevin Tanaka/For the Sun-Times

Holecek, a former NFL linebacker, has shown that he will get the defense into shape during the season. So if Loyola can put points on the board the sky is the limit. That’s been an effective formula for several seasons and it could be the case again this year.

Senior Will Maheras, a Yale recruit for lacrosse, has opened eyes this summer in practice.

“He’s going to be a pretty darn good corner and we have some other kids that are playing well. It’s just experience and meshing. They are heady kids but we will see what happens. Are we going to be able to match up with [St. Rita senior] Kaleb Brown? I mean, no one is. But can you limit him?”

Loyola’s schedule is punishing, with early games against experienced conference opponents St. Rita and Brother Rice and a Week 9 matchup against a promising young Mount Carmel team that should be dangerous by October. The Ramblers are still looking for a Week 2 opponent.

“Last year’s team was phenomenal and we obviously aren’t up to that level yet but we have potential,” Collins said. “There’s a week before the first game and then nine weeks to get better. We will keep working and see where we are in November.”

LOYOLA SCHEDULE

Aug. 28 vs. Marquette, Wis.

Sep. 11 vs. St. Rita

Sep. 17 at Brother Rice

Sep. 24 at Fenwick

Oct. 2 vs. Marist

Oct. 9 vs. Providence

Oct. 15 at St. Patrick

Oct. 22 at Mount Carmel

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Don Everly, who along with his brother Phil, formed the pioneering rock-country duo the Everly Brothers, has died. He was 84.

According to reports in Variety and Hollywood Reporter, Don Everly died at his Nashville, Tennessee, home. His family did not release a cause of death.

A statement from his family to the Los Angeles Times read, in part: “Don lived by what he felt in his heart, Don expressed his appreciation for the ability to live his dreams … with his soulmate and wife, Adela, and sharing the music that made him an Everly Brother.”

Originally performing on radio in the 1940s along with their parents as The Everly Family, the Nashville, Tennessee-raised Everly Brothers duo burst on the music scene in the 1950s. With their distinctive harmonies driven by their up-front acoustic guitar playing, they released such hits at “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Crying in the Rain,” “All I Have to Do is Dream” and their biggest-selling hit “Cathy’s Clown,” released in 1960. Their music influenced a generation of harmony-driven pop/rock icons who followed, including the Beach Boys, the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel.

The brothers eventually also went on to pursue solo careers and went through a highly publicized falling out in the 1980s over songwriting credits and royalties.

The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, part of the inaugural group of artists to be so honored. Rolling Stone ranked them as the No. 1 duo of all time in 2014. In his 2010 memoir “Life,” Keith Richards called Don Everly “one of the finest rhythm players.”

Phil Everly died in 2014.

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Three people were wounded in the same neighborhood in North Lawndale Sunday on the West Side.

About 2 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times in the leg in the 1200 block of South Lawndale Avenue, Chicago Police said.

He self-transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said.

About 50 minutes later, a 36-year-old man was standing outside in the same block when he was shot in the leg, police said.

He self-transported to Mount Sinai where he was also listed in good condition, police said.

About 3:30 a.m., a woman was standing outside when someone emerged from a gangway and opened fire, striking her in the hip and leg, police said.

She was taken to Mount Sinai where she was listed in fair condition, police said.

No one from any of the three shootings was in custody.

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He was on the street about 6:40 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Wolcott Avenue when someone approached him and opened fire, Chicago Police said.

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One person was killed and four others wounded Sunday in a mass shooting on the West Side.

Officers responded to a call about 1 a.m. in the 3400 block of West Lake Street and discovered five people — four males and a female — shot, Chicago Police said.

A 29-year-old man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

A 17-year-old male was shot in the shoulder and an 18-year-old woman in the torso, police said.

They were both taken to Stroger Hospital where the male was in fair condition and the woman in serious condition, police said.

A 34-year-old man was shot in the arm and a 28-year-old in the arm and chest, police said.

They were both taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where they were listed in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

Five people were wounded and a man was killed in another mass shooting hours earlier in Calumet Heights on the South Side, officials said.

The group was in a parking lot about 9:10 p.m. when two male suspects fired shots from an alley in the 1600 block of East 87th Place, according to police.

A 39-year-old man was struck in the abdomen and showed up at Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

Another man, 40, was shot in the back and leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. Another 39-year old man was struck in the ankle and was also transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.

A fourth man, 32, was shot in the leg and self-transported to Trinity Hospital in good condition, police said.

A 44-year-old woman was struck in the leg and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said. The other, 25, was shot in the arm and also self-transported to Trinity Hospital.

More than 41 yellow, numbered evidence markers — typically used to denote the location of shell casings — littered the ground at both ends of the block-long alley, which was surrounded by garages on one side and a row of business parking lots to the north.

The crime scene was relatively quiet, outside of some chatter from investigators and cars traveling through a Checkers drive-thru at the west end of the alley.

No arrests were made Saturday night as police investigated.

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Four people were killed and 27 others were wounded in citywide gun violence since Friday night.

One person was killed and two were wounded outside a gas station Saturday morning in Austin on the West Side.

About 2:55 a.m., a man, 52, and two women, 62 and 24, were outside a gas station with about 20 other people in the 5100 block of West Madison Street when someone in a black Dodge Charger opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

The man suffered gunshot wounds to the head and leg, the 62-year-old to the head, abdomen and lower backside; and the 24-year-old to the back, police said.

The 62-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she died, police said. The 52-year-old was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.

The 24-year-old took herself to Stroger Hospital and was listed in critical condition, police said.

Saturday afternoon, a man was shot and killed in West Garfield Park.

The 34-year-old was in a parked vehicle about 2:05 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Jackson Boulevard when someone fired shots, police said.

He was shot in the neck and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

A man was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Marquette Park.

They were traveling west in a vehicle about 7 p.m. in the 3000 block of West 65th Street when someone outside fired shots, police said. The vehicle stopped after the driver crashed into a nearby parked vehicle.

A 30-year-old man was shot in the head and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

The other, 36, was struck in the shoulder and was transported to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Hours later, six people were shot, one fatally, in Calumet Heights in the South Side.

They were in a parking lot about 9:10 p.m. when two male suspects fired shots from an alley in the 1600 block of East 87th Place, police said.

A 39-year-old man was struck in the abdomen and self-transported to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He hasn’t been identified.

Another man, 40, was shot in the back and leg and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. Another 39-year old man was struck in the ankle and was also transported to the Univerisity of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.

A fourth man, 32, was shot in the leg and self-transported to Trinity Hospital in good condition, police said.

A 44-year-old woman was struck in the leg and self-transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said. The other, 25, was shot in the arm and also self-transported to Trinity Hospital.

At least 19 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago since 5 p.m. Friday.

Last weekend, 56 people were shot, 8 fatally, in Chicago.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Mason Stajduhar made a career-high five saves for his first MLS shutout, Benji Michel scored in the 51st minute and Orlando City beat the Fire 1-0 on a rain-soaked Saturday night. The kickoff was delayed about 45 minutes because of heavy rain.

Orlando City (9-4-7) is unbeaten in its last five games. The Fire (5-11-5) are winless in 19 straight road games since a 5-2 victory at Orlando City in October 2019.

The 23-year-old Stajduhar has started each of the last five games — the only five appearances of his MLS career — in place of injured Pedro Gallese, who returned to the Orlando City bench after a three-week absence but did not see action.

Gallese, who suffered a leg injury in the closing minutes of a loss to New York City FC on July 25, is expected to return to the starting lineup Friday against Inter Miami.

Tesho Akindele stole the ball from Fire defender Mauricio Pineda in the attacking third and poked it to Michel, who took two dribbles before driving a roller inside the post from the top of the penalty arc past Bobby Shuttleworth.

The Fire nearly tied it off a corner kick in extra time. Alvaro Medran curled in a corner that Luka Stojanovic headed on frame but was cleared off the line by Orlando goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar. One minute later, Stajduhar blocked a free kick outside the box from Medran to secure the win.

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