. >> [ chuckles ] new stars like buddy holly, fats domino, and the everly brothers started recording a new kind of love song. >> with a sound and a beat all their own. >> ? wake up, little susie, wake up ? ? wake up, little susie, wake up ? >> ? if you knew peggy sue ? ? then you'd know why i feel blue ? ? without peggy, my peggy sue ?

my sister had -- thank you, linda -- the everly brothers. that was the first thing i listened to. and their harmonies and so my love of -- if you want to call that country. i think it was pop country. it's just beautiful, melodic -- i'm a freak for melody. i've got to have it. album, is it fun to be away from the band? i know they're like family, but is it nice to be on your own? >> you know, i have never done a solo project. i just wanted see what i would get. so i moved down to nashville just to see. you know, it's nothing but fun, you know? >> seth: you enjoyed it? >> i loved it. >> seth: but you'll be excited to get back with the band? >> oh, yeah. we're going back on tour in a month. >> seth: that's great. on a one to ten, how excited are the dogs right now? [ light laughter ] >> they are -- they're right at home. they're used to this. as you can see, they're sleeping. >> seth: i will say, you know, usuall oh my god, they're adorable. they -- it's impressive they haven't picked up your energy at all. that's what i like the most. [ laughter ] >> maybe that's why they're so sed

heart for first responders not because my brother is a firefighter, but because first responders and their families do so much. so thank you. [applause] karen everlyenior. >> kelly and boone. >> mary jane. >> kevin l balser. >> marion r brinson. >> patrick john brown. >> richard george brewer. >> kenneth john cuban. >> vincent colucci. william garber rini. >> thomas j hetzel. >> stephen and highland jr.. >> lindsay moorhouse. >> peter nelson. >> brian sweeney. >> to my cousin, for authority police officer -- port authority police officer -- there was not a day that goes by my family does not think about you, we love you. brotherschroeder and my william h kelly jr. may has kindness to if you are a stranger, he treated you like a friend. if you were a friend, he treated you like family. let us all treat each other as family. [applause] ♪