5 stars.

Blood Harmony, by longtime music writer and critic Barry Mazor, is a well-paced and comprehensive biography of the Everly Brothers. From 1957 to 1962, The Everly Brothers were a hit-making machine whose sound transcended genres. They influenced most notable musicians and bands, who spoke highly of them in interviews and covered their songs.

While they never duplicated that success again, the brothers continued touring for over 40 years to large audiences, except for a 10-year period during which they did not speak with one another. They still released albums that did not sell well, but Mazor praised many of them and noted the shortcomings of the others. While I have not listened to any of those albums, the Nashville music community respects Barry Mazor so that I will defer to his judgment.

Blood Harmony is the first comprehensive biography of the Everly Brothers. I recommend it to any fan of the group or, if you are, in my case, someone who doesn't actively seek them out but knows of their significance to future generations of music in many genres.

I want to thank NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing/Da Capo for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Thank you, Grand Central Publishing | Da Capo for the copy of Blood Harmony, The Everly Brothers Story by Barry Mazor. I remember listening to The Everly Brothers when I was growing up so the hit song titles were familiar to me. I also remember their stunning voices! I loved this book and had no idea about their lives behind the scenes and I appreciated how their hard times weren’t downplayed. I especially liked hearing about the other up-and-coming musicians that played a part in their story. I’m not a musician so there were some musical terms I didn’t really understand, but that didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book. I had no idea that ‘blood harmony’ was a common term! I think this book is for people who loved The Everly Brothers and those who are new to them. 4 stars