Phil Everly, the Younger Half of the Everly Brothers, Is Dead at 74 14.51K John Cook 01/03/14 09:46PM Filed to: rip rip and now he's dead phil everly don everly everly brothers music He's the one on the left. He died of pulmonary disease in Burbank, survived by his brother Don, wife Patti, two children, and—astonishingly—his mother. RIP Phil Everly.