Phil was 74 Legendary pop singer Phil Everly, who together with his brother, Don, formed one of the 1960s most popular pop duos, died Friday, his wife, Patti Everly, told the Los Angeles Times. He was 74. “We are absolutely heartbroken,” she told the newspaper, adding that Everly’s death was brought on after a lifetime of cigarette smoking. “He fought long and hard.” The Everly Brothers charted nearly three dozen