Oral history interview with Charlie Louvin; 1977 November 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 Nov. 30.

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Oral history interview with Charlie Louvin; 1977 November 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1977 Nov. 30.

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Country performer Charlie Louvin gives an overview of the career of the Louvin Brothers. Discussion includes a description of their first paying job; the decision to pursue a music career; their early professional career; meeting Eddie Hill and getting their first songs published with Fred Rose; resuming their career after Charlie's return from military service; the impact of rock & roll on their career; the break up of the group in 1963; comments on their hit recordings; and comments about Charlie's solo career.

1 sound cassette (48 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Louvin, Charlie, 1927-2011

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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 Born in Section, Alabama, Louvin was one of seven children and grew up working on the family farm in nearby Henagar. He started singing when he was eight years old. Louvin began singing professionally with his brother Ira as a teenager on loca...

Louvin Brothers

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The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira and Charlie Louvin (né Loudermilk). The brothers wrote and performed country, bluegrass, and gospel music. Ira played mandolin and generally sang lead vocal in the tenor range, while Charlie played rhythm guitar and offered supporting vocals in a lower pitch. They helped popularize the vocal technique of close harmony in country and country-rock. After becoming regulars at the Grand Ole Opry and scoring a string of h...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...