“Bye Bye Love” is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. It is best known in a debut recording by the Everly Brothers, issued by Cadence Records as catalog number 1315. The Everly Brothers’ version also enjoyed major success as a country song, reaching No. 1 in the spring of 1957. The Beatles covered the song during the Let It Be sessions in 1969. George Harrison reinterpreted it for his 1974 album Dark Horse, changing the words to reference his wife Pattie Boyd leaving him for his friend Eric Clapton. “Bye Bye Love” has also been covered by Simon & Garfunkel. The guitar intro was not originally part of the song, but was something that Don Everly had come up with and was tacked on to the beginning. Chet Atkins was the lead guitar player on the session. Buddy Harman was the drummer. Don Everly, half of the rock and roll Everly Brothers duo, died at 84 on August 21, 2021 – last Saturday at home in Nashville, Tennessee.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
