We’re saddened to hear of the passing of country great Charlie Louvin, who died of pancreatic cancer this morning. About an hour ago, photographer Erika Goldring sent us this photo of Louvin with Emmylou Harris. Goldring wrote: Charlie Louvin lost his battle with pancreatic cancer this morning. The last time I saw Charlie, he wasn’t [...]
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Charlie Louvin
April 1, 2009 – 12:01 am
As one half of the most successful duo in country music history—the Louvin Brothers—Charlie Louvin began performing on the Grand Ole Opry in 1955; and, along side his brother Ira, quickly became a country music superstar. It had been a long, winding and often rocky road from their origins in musically fertile Sand Mountain, Alabama, [...]
