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2061888 | Play | Ira | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061911 | Play | Love At Home | 00:00 Tools | |
2061922 | Play | Dixie Boll Weevil | 00:00 Tools | |
2061903 | Play | Dark As A Dungeon | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061920 | Play | My Brother's Will | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061907 | Play | My Texas Girl | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061905 | Play | Hickory Wind | 00:00 Tools | |
2062122 | Play | Blues Stay Away From Me (Featuring Bobby Bare Sr. And Tom T. Hall) | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061893 | Play | Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself To Sleep | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061898 | Play | Will You Visit Me On Sundays | 00:00 Tools | |
2061927 | Play | Cash On The Barrel | 00:00 Tools | |
2061921 | Play | Darlin' Cory | 00:00 Tools | |
2062138 | Play | Precious Lord, Take My Hand | 00:00 Tools | |
2061912 | Play | I'll Have Made It To The Bridge | 00:00 Tools | |
2062036 | Play | There's A Higher Power | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061918 | Play | Lonesome Is Me | 00:00 Tools | |
2061919 | Play | I Will Go Sailing No More | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061933 | Play | I'm No Longer In Your Heart | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061902 | Play | Less And Less | 00:00 Tools | |
2061910 | Play | Once A Day | 00:00 Tools | |
2061991 | Play | How Beautiful Heaven Must Be | 00:00 Tools | |
2061913 | Play | I Feel Like Traveling On | 00:00 Tools | |
2061944 | Play | Down by the Riverside | 00:00 Tools | |
2061908 | Play | Tall Dark Stranger | 00:00 Tools | |
2061989 | Play | If We Never Meet Again This Side Of Heaven | 00:00 Tools | |
2061917 | Play | I Think I'll Live | 00:00 Tools | |
2061899 | Play | When They Ring Those Golden Bells | 00:00 Tools | |
2061924 | Play | I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061950 | Play | Hey Daddy | 00:00 Tools | |
2061949 | Play | Plenty Of Everything But You | 00:00 Tools | |
47837567 | Play | Where the Roses Never Fade | 00:00 Tools | |
2062022 | Play | A Soldier's Last Letter | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061981 | Play | When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061948 | Play | Just Before the Battle Mother | 00:00 Tools | |
2061901 | Play | If We Forget God | 00:00 Tools | |
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2062047 | Play | What We're Fighting For | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061935 | Play | If I Could Only Win Your Love | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061985 | Play | Queen Unfaithful | 00:00 Tools | |
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47837568 | Play | Shut In At Christmas | 00:00 Tools | |
2061964 | Play | Long Journey Home | 00:00 Tools | |
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2062019 | Play | Two Minus One | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061987 | Play | What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings) | 00:00 Tools | |
2061909 | Play | Seven Year Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
2061936 | Play | Ten Years, Three Kids, and Two Loves Too Late | 00:00 Tools | |
2061946 | Play | The Same Thing On Our Minds | 00:00 Tools | |
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2061940 | Play | She Is | 00:00 Tools | |
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2062038 | Play | The Kind of Man I Am | 00:00 Tools | |
2062081 | Play | Turn Around | 00:00 Tools | |
2061966 | Play | Making Plans | 00:00 Tools | |
2061983 | Play | Something To Think About | 00:00 Tools | |
2062070 | Play | Next Time You're in Tulsa | 00:00 Tools | |
2061960 | Play | Sweet Beaulah Land | 00:00 Tools | |
2061986 | Play | The Family Who Prays | 00:00 Tools | |
2061929 | Play | In The Sweet By And By | 00:00 Tools | |
2061999 | Play | I Don't Feel Like Dancing | 00:00 Tools | |
2062145 | Play | I Wanna Die Young (At A Very Old Age) | 00:00 Tools | |
2061934 | Play | Nearer My God To Thee | 00:00 Tools | |
2062096 | Play | Sounds Of Goodbye | 00:00 Tools | |
2062028 | Play | I Want A Happy Life | 00:00 Tools | |
2061988 | Play | I See A Bridge | 00:00 Tools | |
2061995 | Play | Are You Wasting My Time | 00:00 Tools | |
2061997 | Play | Mary of the Wild Moor - Charlie Louvin | 00:00 Tools | |
2062040 | Play | Queen Of The Bayou | 00:00 Tools | |
47837569 | Play | Ruby's Song | 00:00 Tools | |
2062026 | Play | Let Her Go, God Bless Her | 00:00 Tools | |
2062042 | Play | Stone-Deaf, Dumb And Blind | 00:00 Tools | |
2061976 | Play | If You Love Me, Stay Away | 00:00 Tools | |
2062035 | Play | Workin' Man Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
2061979 | Play | Sweet Beulah Land | 00:00 Tools | |
47837570 | Play | In the Cross | 00:00 Tools | |
2061928 | Play | I've Known A Lady | 00:00 Tools | |
2062133 | Play | Mama's Angels | 00:00 Tools | |
2062144 | Play | Even The Loser Likes To Dream | 00:00 Tools | |
2061931 | Play | Country Boy's Dream | 00:00 Tools | |
2062001 | Play | This Darn Pen | 00:00 Tools | |
2062095 | Play | The Great Atomic Power | 00:00 Tools | |
2062010 | Play | To Tell The Truth I Told A Lie | 00:00 Tools | |
2062088 | Play | Back When We Were Young | 00:00 Tools | |
2061942 | Play | Must You Throw Dirt In My Face (feat. George Jones) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062025 | Play | Something's Wrong | 00:00 Tools | |
2061980 | Play | Are You Teasing Me | 00:00 Tools | |
2062037 | Play | Ain't You Even Gonna Cry | 00:00 Tools | |
2061967 | Play | Hoping That You're Hoping | 00:00 Tools | |
2061977 | Play | “Weapon Of Prayer” | 00:00 Tools | |
47837571 | Play | See The Big Man Cry (Live) | 00:00 Tools | |
2061992 | Play | Just beyond the pain | 00:00 Tools | |
2062124 | Play | What Then | 00:00 Tools | |
2062054 | Play | Love Takes Care Of Me | 00:00 Tools | |
2062012 | Play | Alabama | 00:00 Tools | |
2062000 | Play | Heart Of Clay | 00:00 Tools | |
2061962 | Play | Making Music | 00:00 Tools | |
2062130 | Play | Life Begins At Love | 00:00 Tools | |
2062050 | Play | I Just Don't Understand | 00:00 Tools | |
2062024 | Play | Dear Heart | 00:00 Tools | |
47837572 | Play | Ifwe Never Meet Again This Side of Heaven | 00:00 Tools | |
2061963 | Play | Bottom Of The Bottle | 00:00 Tools | |
2062016 | Play | The Hand That Rocks The Cradle | 00:00 Tools | |
2062056 | Play | Don't Let Me Cross Over | 00:00 Tools | |
47837576 | Play | Sweeter Than Flowers | 00:00 Tools | |
2061982 | Play | Back in harmony | 00:00 Tools | |
47837574 | Play | Old Dreams | 00:00 Tools | |
2062078 | Play | Knoxville Girl (w. Will Oldham) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062117 | Play | I Gave My Love A Cherry | 00:00 Tools | |
2062009 | Play | It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837577 | Play | Who Knows Where The Time Goes? | 00:00 Tools | |
47837573 | Play | The Edge Of Your Memory | 00:00 Tools | |
2062107 | Play | Stolen Love | 00:00 Tools | |
2062004 | Play | Precious Time | 00:00 Tools | |
47837575 | Play | Born To Love You | 00:00 Tools | |
2062071 | Play | You're Running Wild | 00:00 Tools | |
2062134 | Play | I Don't Like You Anymore | 00:00 Tools | |
2062033 | Play | Knoxville Girl (feat. Will Oldham) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062120 | Play | I Don't Have Anyplace To Go | 00:00 Tools | |
2062018 | Play | Off and On | 00:00 Tools | |
47837578 | Play | Charlie's Wish | 00:00 Tools | |
2062023 | Play | When I Stop Dreaming (feat. Elvis Costello) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062041 | Play | Are There Any Lonely Women Here Tonight | 00:00 Tools | |
47837579 | Play | Memories Burnin' | 00:00 Tools | |
2062051 | Play | Cash on the Barrellhead | 00:00 Tools | |
2062082 | Play | Let's Put Our World Back Together | 00:00 Tools | |
47837583 | Play | Wabash Cannonball | 00:00 Tools | |
2061984 | Play | You Finally Said Something Good | 00:00 Tools | |
2062137 | Play | Sittin' Bull | 00:00 Tools | |
2062063 | Play | Blues Stay Away From Me (w. Bobby Bare Sr. & Tom T. Hall) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837580 | Play | Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (w. Alex McManus of Bright Eyes) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837581 | Play | Worried Man Blues (w. Kurt Wagner of Lambchop) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837582 | Play | When I Stop Dreaming (w. Elvis Costello) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837600 | Play | I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
2062103 | Play | I Don't Beleive You've Met My Baby | 00:00 Tools | |
47837584 | Play | Praying | 00:00 Tools | |
2062079 | Play | Little Reasons | 00:00 Tools | |
2062115 | Play | The Christian Life (feat. Eef Barzalay of Clem Snide) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062027 | Play | The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062011 | Play | Mansion On The Hill | 00:00 Tools | |
2062101 | Play | Grave On The Green Hillside (w. Tift Merritt & Joy Lynn White) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062097 | Play | The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea | 00:00 Tools | |
2062034 | Play | Love And Wealth | 00:00 Tools | |
47837585 | Play | Ten Years Three Kids, And Two Lover Too Late | 00:00 Tools | |
2062015 | Play | My Long Journey Home (Feat. Paul Burch) | 00:00 Tools | |
88965173 | Play | Knoxville Girl (trad.) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837590 | Play | Sweet Bye and Bye | 00:00 Tools | |
2062017 | Play | Something to Brag About | 00:00 Tools | |
2062104 | Play | Make Him a Soldier | 00:00 Tools | |
47837592 | Play | The High Cost Of Living | 00:00 Tools | |
47837588 | Play | It Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)=duplicate | 00:00 Tools | |
47837589 | Play | Here's a Toast to Mama | 00:00 Tools | |
47837591 | Play | 10 Years, 3 Kids, 2 Loves Too Late | 00:00 Tools | |
47837593 | Play | The Christian Life (w. Eef Barzalay of Clem Snide) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837594 | Play | What About You | 00:00 Tools | |
2062030 | Play | When Is He Coming Again | 00:00 Tools | |
47837595 | Play | I Will Go Sailing No More (from Toy Story) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062060 | Play | Worried Man Blues (with Kurt Wagner of Lambchop) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062142 | Play | Come and Get It Mama | 00:00 Tools | |
2062065 | Play | Borned Again | 00:00 Tools | |
47837596 | Play | Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow / Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain / Will You Visit Me On Sundays | 00:00 Tools | |
47837607 | Play | I Should Be Doing That At Home | 00:00 Tools | |
2062048 | Play | Did You Ever | 00:00 Tools | |
2062123 | Play | You're My Wife, She's My Woman | 00:00 Tools | |
2062100 | Play | Kneeling Drunkard's Plea (Feat. Alex McManus Of Bright Eyes) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837603 | Play | While You're Cheating on Me | 00:00 Tools | |
47837605 | Play | I Take the Chance | 00:00 Tools | |
47837604 | Play | I Don't Love You Any More | 00:00 Tools | |
47837597 | Play | I Wish It Had Been a Dream | 00:00 Tools | |
2062131 | Play | Glad That I'm Not Him | 00:00 Tools | |
47837598 | Play | Must You Throw Dirt In My Face (w. George Jones) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837599 | Play | My Brothers Will | 00:00 Tools | |
2062109 | Play | Takes love to know love | 00:00 Tools | |
47837601 | Play | Must You Throw Dirt In My Face (w. George Jones) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837623 | Play | Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry | 00:00 Tools | |
2062087 | Play | Baby, You've Got What it Takes | 00:00 Tools | |
47837602 | Play | I Can't Keep You in Love with Me | 00:00 Tools | |
2062013 | Play | Worried Man Blues (Feat. Kurt Wagner Of Lambchop) | 00:00 Tools | |
2062106 | Play | Just A Closer Walk With Thee | 00:00 Tools | |
2062039 | Play | Grave On The Green Hillside (feat. Tift Merritt & Joy Lynn White) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837606 | Play | Blues Stay Away From Me (Feat. Bobby Bare Sr. And Tom T. Hall) | 00:00 Tools | |
47837626 | Play | Kind Of Man I Am | 00:00 Tools | |
2062129 | Play | Jesus Won't Come Down Your Chimney | 00:00 Tools | |
2061953 | Play | Blues Stay Away From Me (feat. Bobby Bare & Tom T. Hall) | 00:00 Tools | |
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47837609 | Play | Scared of the Blues | 00:00 Tools | |
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47837627 | Play | Sweeter Than The Flowers | 00:00 Tools | |
47837617 | Play | Charlie Louvin - Great Atomic Power | 00:00 Tools | |
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Charles Elzer Loudermilk (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011), known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955. The magical harmonies and depth of feeling found on Louvin Brothers recordings of the 50's and 60's inspired a new generation of musicians, firmly establishing the Louvins' stature as one of the most influential duos in country music history. In 2006, the Tompkins Square label reached out to Charlie about making his first new studio album in over ten years. They enlisted Mark Nevers, who engineered sessions for many top country artists, and produced Calexico, Lambchop, Candi Staton among others. Guests on the album include Elvis Costello, George Jones, Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham, Tom T. Hall, Tift Merritt, Marty Stuart, Bobby Bare Sr., David Kilgour, members of Bright Eyes, Lambchop, Clem Snide, Superchunk and more. Louvin enjoyed the experience. "Mark Nevers is one of the best engineers I've ever worked with. My brother and I cut our teeth on some of those old songs and they influenced us tremendously. I'm glad we're able to remind people of them." Charlie was born July 7, 1927 in Henager, Alabama. He and his older brother Ira worked as field hands on the family farm. In the evening, they would listen to the country hits of the day on their father's Victrola. Inspired by the tight-harmony duets of The Delmore Brothers, Monroe Brothers and Blue Sky Boys, the brothers began developing a distinctive style called "shape note singing" based on gospel harmonies they had learned in church. The duo nailed down steady work in the 40's on local radio stations in Knoxville and Memphis. They also toured heavily in Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee during this period. On one swing through Dyess, Arkansas, Charlie remembers an encounter with a teenager named Johnny Cash. "We were playing with Eddie Hill. I was selling tickets and I saw this young man standing outside alone. I asked him to show me where the bathroom was. As we walked back, he noticed I had two soda crackers in my shirt pocket. He asked me why, and I said, 'To keep from starving to death.' I invited him in to the show I could tell he didn't have any money. Years later in his book (Man In Black, 1975), he said he always ate two soda crackers before he went on stage." Cash also recalls the date in an intro to his version of the Louvin's "When I Stop Dreaming" on the recent Columbia/Legacy release, Personal File. The Louvins scored their first record deal with Apollo in 1947, released a single on Decca in 1949, and recorded 12 sides for MGM in 1951 and 1952. One of those sessions took place with Hank Williams waiting outside for his turn in the studio. Their recording and performing schedule was sporadic due to Charlie's military service during the Korean War. Upon his return to the States, they began recording for Capitol Records, which remained their label home until the brothers parted ways in 1963. Marking a shift from gospel to secular material, the Louvins scored their commercial breakthrough in 1955 with the top ten hit "When I Stop Dreaming." They toured in early 1955 with soon-to-be superstar Elvis Presley as their opening act, and became members of the Grand Ole Opry. From 1955 through 1962, the Louvin Brothers churned out 12 hits on the Billboard country chart, including "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby," "You're Running Wild," "Cash On The Barrelhead" and "Knoxville Girl." Although the Louvins hit machine had slowed by the early 60's, they instead created a string of themed albums, cult favorites that still resonate with today's alt-country audience, including A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers and Satan Is Real. By 1963, with a shifting marketplace and interpersonal tensions mounting, the Louvin Brothers parted ways. Ira released his lone solo album, The Unforgettable Ira Louvin, in 1964. He died in a car crash in Missouri on June 20, 1965. Charlie's solo career began in 1964 with the top five hit "I Don't Love You Anymore," and he followed it with six Billboard-charting singles from 12 Capitol LPs. By the late 60's, a renewed interest in the music of the Louvin Brothers began to take shape. The Louvins' continued legacy is at least partly attributed to Gram Parsons, who, according to legend, paid people to scour LA record shops looking for their out-of-print sides. His versions of Louvins classics "The Christian Life" from the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, or "Cash on the Barrelhead" from Grevious Angel, serve as the blueprint for so much "alt-country" that was to follow. Emmylou Harris' first hit was the Louvins' "If I Could Only Win Your Love." Uncle Tupelo covered "Great Atomic Power" on their third album, March 16-20, 1992. "The Christian Life" has been worked into The Raconteurs' live set recently. The Louvin Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October 2001. In 2003, Charlie was invited to open on a national tour with Cheap Trick and Cake. That year also saw the release of Livin', Lovin' Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers on Universal South, a Louvin Brothers tribute album featuring James Taylor, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, and Johnny Cash among others. The collection went on to win two Grammy Awards in 2004. Charlie will embark on a national tour with his band in 2007, including special appearances to celebrate his 80th birthday (July 7th, 2007). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.