sentences:  The Everlys held firm to their position, and as a result, in the early 1960s, they were shut off from Acuff-Rose songwriters.These included Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who had written and composed most of their hits, as well as Don and Phil Everly themselves, who were still contracted to Acuff-Rose as songwriters and had written several of their own hits.Nevertheless, from 1961 through early 1964, the Everlys recorded songs by other composers to avoid paying any royalties to Acuff-Rose.