Everly Brothers' Phil dies at 74

The music world is mourning Phil Everly, the youngest of The Everly Brothers, who has died in California from lung disease complications.

Everly Brothers' Phil dies at 74

The music world is mourning Phil Everly, the youngest of The Everly Brothers, who has died in California from lung disease complications.

“We are absolutely heartbroken,” his wife Patti told the Los Angeles Times, blaming his chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on a lifetime of cigarette smoking. “He fought long and hard.”

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