Cathy's Clown
The Everly Brothers
1960
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1960
Release: 1960Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Year precision reflects the reviewed original release program. Reissues, remasters, later single campaigns and annual-list placement do not reset the original recording year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1960.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
A Date with the Everly Brothers - licensed recording program
The licensed A Date with the Everly Brothers program identifies its original tracks and the album or anthology year 1960. Selected original recording years are reviewed individually; anthology, remaster, inherited album and conflicting track dates are not treated as interchangeable. Only the specified original performances are selected.
The Everly Brothers - official family and career history
The official family history supports Don and Phil Everly, childhood family radio performances, their Cadence breakthrough in 1957, the 1958 Songs Our Daddy Taught Us project and the move to Warner in 1960. Promotional superlatives and anecdotal claims not needed for the profile are omitted.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Don Everly wrote the song, reportedly inspired by a girl he dated in high school named Cathy.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1960.html, song-list position 4
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1960 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.