Album of the Day

When The Everly Brothers signed a $1 million contract with Warner Bros. Records on this day in 1960, the siblings were well-established hitmakers with a string of pop and rock classics for Cadence. But Don and Phil Everly grew up singing country songs on their father's radio programs, and paid tribute to the music of their youth on ROOTS. Released in 1968 (when bands like The Byrds were experimenting with country-rock), the collection includes songs made famous by such greats as Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard and George Jones, as well as recordings of Phil and Don crooning country on a 1952 broadcast. ROOTS was The Everly Brothers’ final studio album for Warner Bros., and it remains one of the duo's finest releases.