Charlie Louvin - Charlie Louvin

With Elvis Costello, George Jones, Will Oldham, Jeff Tweedy and more. The term “living legend” gets thrown around quite a bit, but it actually applies to Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Louvin. Charlie Louvin’s influence on country, alt-country, and their many sub-genres, is incalculable. The unique harmonies and lyrical folk poetry of the Louvin Brothers (“among the top duos in country music history” –AllMusic.com) have inspired countless covers of their  songs by such artists as Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, the Byrds, Emmylou Harris, Uncle Tupelo and the Raconteurs (with Jack White). Produced by Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Calexico, Candi Staton) and Charlie Louvin, the new album was recorded in Spring/Summer 2006 in Nashville. It features guest performances by Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham, Tom T. Hall, George Jones, Bobby Bare Sr., Tift Merritt, Marty Stuart, David Kilgour, and members of Bright Eyes, Lambchop, Superchunk, Blanche and Clem Snide, among others. The album features several Louvin Brothers classics as well as country favorites first popularized by Jimmie Rodgers, the Delmore Brothers, the Carter Family, and the Monroe Brothers. Charlie has also included a moving tribute to his late brother Ira, with whom he formed the Louvin Brothers in 1940. (Ira Louvin died in a car accident in 1965, at age 41.) “Must You Throw Dirt In My Face,” a new version of the Louvin Brothers’ 1962 hit featuring Charlie with George Jones, is the first track to be released from Charlie Louvinand is available now through all online digital music stores. In support of his new album, Charlie and his band will tour the US extensively in 2007, including special summer appearances celebrating his 80th birthday (July 7, 2007). Must You Throw Dirt In My Face with George Jones Great Atomic Power with Jeff Tweedy Blues Stay Away From Me with Bobby Bare Sr. & Tom T. Hall The Christian Life with Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide When I Stop Dreaming with Elvis Costello Waiting For A Train with George Jones Kneeling Drunkard’s Plea with Alex McManus of Bright Eyes Worried Man Blues with Bobby Bare Sr. & Kurt Wagner of Lambchop Grave On The Green Hillside with Tift Merritt & Joy Lynn White Knoxville Girl with Will Oldham Ira My Long Journey Home with Paul Burch

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