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The Louvin Brothers were Charlie and Ira Louvin, an American duo best-known as the popularizers of close harmony country music. The genre evolved in the 1930s from traditional Appalachian folk music; performers like Blue Sky Boys, Delmore Brothers and Monroe Brothers inspired the Louvins, whose career peaked in the 1950s. The Louvin Brothers’ career began in gospel music in the 1940s, with their first foray into secular music being the minor hit “The Get Acquainted Waltz” (recorded with Chet Atkins).
Other hits included “Cash on the Barrel Head” and “When I Stop Dreaming”. They joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1955, and stayed there until breaking up in 1963. Ira Louvin was killed in a car accident in 1965 while Charlie pursued a solo career.
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IanCat87 wrote:
@HampusForever: Though I'll say that you won't find too many non-wimpy close harmonies, the Everly Brothers had excellent close harmonies and could rock. They were, after all, not only inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame but also the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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wil-lee wrote:
sweet like cherry pie
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Dustache wrote:
Glory!
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fnordexplorer wrote:
their reunion last year was a bummer
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Lowbacca wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+Louvin+Brothers/+images/62900881
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HampusForever wrote:
Okay... why exactly? Because I think the Louvins are a bit whimpy? You might think that I'm wrong but just calling me an idiot bestows that title on you more than on me.
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morning_napalm wrote:
"Anybody knows of any other group that sings a mean close harmony without being so fucking whimpy as the Louvin Brothers were?" you're an idiot
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isaac_metal wrote:
|m| hell yeah!
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glottis5 wrote:
Louvin this
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Tackhead wrote:
R.I.P. Charlie and God bless you for your music
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bloodandmood wrote:
The best country act, ever. Goodbye, Charlie.
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phterrell wrote:
Charlie never dies
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funnyguydidit wrote:
i was converted to christianity after i heard "satan is real"
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funnyguydidit wrote:
this is probably the greatest music ever made
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t3hpez wrote:
scary motherfuckers
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HampusForever wrote:
Anybody knows of any other group that sings a mean close harmony without being so fucking whimpy as the Louvin Brothers were?
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Philistine88 wrote:
the greatest country act of all time.
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viewtifullink99 wrote:
SATAN. IS. REAL.
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Hiigg wrote:
i love it.
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Pentfixion wrote:
amen
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