The Scintillating Tale of Axl Rose’s First Wife – Erin Everly

A Window into Erin Everly’s Early Life

Born Erin Invicta Everly on November 8, 1965, in Los Angeles, California, to singer Don Everly of the Everly Brothers and his wife, actress Venetia Stevenson. Don Everly was one half of the 1950’s rock ‘n roll sensation that was the Everly Brothers, his brother Phil was the other half.

The Everly Brothers, Phil, and Don Everly.

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The Everly Brothers dominated the charts with tracks like “Bye Bye Love,” “Cathy’s Clown,” and “All I Have to Do Is Dream.” Erin’s parents later divorced in 1970 after the birth of their daughter Stacy and son Edan mainly because of Don Everly’s drug addiction problems which led to his hospitalization.