Sad to say we just lost one of the greatest harmony singers in pop music. When I do their songs I get to be both brothers as my Digitech bumps my voice up a third so I can have Phil accompanying my lead vocal.

Here's one from the days of their waning popularity. "Crying In The Rain" was recorded in the sixties probably around the height of Beatlemania. Great Song!!! Rest in peace brother, Phil.
http://www.synthzone.com/forum/ubbthread..._jus#Post384229
The link is from a thread on the General Discussion forum.


God Bless,
Don

Where's all the Everly Brothers fans?

God Bless,
Don

I just listened. Great job, guitar is great as are the vocals!

Outstanding! I always loved that song. You provided us with an excellent rendition.

Gary

Thanks Guys. I really enjoy that song with it's signature Phil and Don format.

I used my PSR S750's 12 string layered with VAPOUR PAD for the accompaniment.

God Bless,
Don

Another great rendition, Don ... no slight to anyone else, but it seems some of the best singers here are named Don or Donny ... is it too late for me to change my name and would that help ?!? ...

Shoot, I was thinking about changing mine to Tony!!

Great job, vocals & keyboard,, & the Digitech Harmonizer sound great. I initially thought I was listening to a real guitar, rather than being played on a keyboard. Very nice tune, brings memories from way back. Looking forward to more if available. Thanks.
Donnie (another one)

Here's one more I knocked off a while ago while experimenting with my Yamaha PSR S750. It's much heavier than they would do it.
When I first started working with a drum machine and guitar years ago. I thought it was cool to do the Everleys with a beat. When I started listening to their old stuff It was often just guitars, acoustic bass and drums played with brushes. Not many drum machines had a setting for brushes. This light approach allowed their voices to shine through the mix. Two very talented siblings who helped inspire my desire to be a musician and singer.

This is "Devoted to You"

https://app.box.com/s/q1a1nhkzuh0k4qe6ps9s

One thing I learned about singing with a harmonizer is you can't get lazy. It takes a lot of concentration and proper breathing. I noticed in listening to this that the first word in the verses is a little wonky. Mostly because I assumed I could sing this in my sleep. The harmonizers definitely keep you honest. I don't use their pitch correction.
God Bless,
Don

BBBB,
I see you're also in the Great White North. I'm in Brampton! (No jokes please)

God Bless,
Don

Hey Brian,

You ever play at Holland Christian homes?

God Bless,
Don

P.S Glad I inspired you to look into your harmonizer.

Morning Don

Well done old mate

Super performance as usual.

Seeing as it's the 50 anniversary please post the Beatles song you did "This boy" that will knock their socks off.

Col

Don,

This is absolutely great stuff. It also goes to show that
"it's the musician stupid! " , I mean doing this stuff on a PSR750 (which I had for a year) goes to show that one does not necessarily need a totl keyboard to achieve great hights. Well done and highly enjoyable. Any stuff of you on youtube or elsewhere ?

regards,
John

Both great tunes, Don...great use of the harmonizer.

Simple but effective background makes it very authentic.

Ian

Here's one to honour the memory of one of my most respected artists. Ironic that my harmonizer digitally bumps my voice up a third to create Phil's signature high harmony. Because its digital and all me the voices are perfectly synched. Don and Phil did that naturally through DNA rather than electronic wizardry. I just wrote and recorded this using my new desktop Digitech harmonizer which is midi capable.

https://app.box.com/s/do44i0uz8c58m18fxvox

God Bless,
Don

Don ... very nice ... love that digitech harmony ...
Do you have it reading chords ? - right or left hand? ...

Hi Tony,

I always play my keyboard in full keyboard mode which allows me to voice the chords anywhere on the board as long as I play 3 notes. My new Digitech has midi and follows the chords I play. Only time I've done the left hand chord thing was when I got hired to do a '50's thing that somebody decided to change to a roaring twenties theme. I ended up being able to play anything from the 20's through to the fifties. I had just got my Yamaha PSR S 750 and used it's great jazz styles to one (or2) finger the fast changing chords of those early decades. What started out as an annoyance became a lot of fun playing with the fills and jazzing things up voice wise. I wonder if the unit would recognize one finger chords. I suspect not but my Yamaha is still in the bag so I haven't tried yet. Rediscovering my Korg PA 80 lately.

I have you to thank for leading me to my desktop Digitech. I should be able to come up with something to safely sit it on the keyboard speaker. I think you mentioned velcro? Still early to tell but I may not need a PA 900 now that I have this unit. Also looking at Bose and hope to rent one tomorrow to see what everyone raves about.

God Bless,
Don

Really nice job. Nice tight vocals. Whats a 'Korg' doing playing a Yamaha?

Zuki,

That's what I thought till I tried one!

God Bless,
Don