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The Louvin Brothers fu un duo musicale statunitense di genere country , composto da Ira Lonnie Loudermilk (1924–1965) e Charlie Elzer Loudermilk (1927–2011). Formazione importante e influente per la storia della musica country, contribuì a popolarizzare il genere close harmony [ 1] . Il loro album più celebre è Satan Is Real , considerato un importante capolavoro della storia della musica country[ 2] [ 3] . Nel 2001 sono stati introdotti nella Country Music Hall of Fame [ 4]
1956: The Louvin Brothers (MGM)
1956: Tragic Songs of Life (Capitol )[ 5]
1957: Nearer My God to Thee (Capitol)
1958: Ira and Charlie (Capitol)
1958: The Family Who Prays (Capitol)
1958: Country Love Ballads (Capitol)
1959: Satan Is Real (Capitol)
1960: My Baby's Gone (Capitol)
1960: A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers (Capitol)
1961: Encore (Capitol)
1961: Christmas with the Louvin Brothers (Capitol)
1962: The Weapon of Prayer (Capitol)
1963: Keep Your Eyes on Jesus (Capitol)
1964: The Louvin Brothers Sing and Play Their Current Hits (Capitol)
1965: Thank God for My Christian Home (Capitol)
1966: Ira and Charles (Hilltop)
1967: Two Different Worlds (Capitol)
1967: The Great Roy Acuff Songs (Capitol)
1968: Country Heart and Soul (Capitol)
1973: The Great Gospel Singing of The Louvin Brothers (Capitol)
1975: Live at New River Ranch (Collectors Classic)
1976: I Don't Believe You Met My Baby (Hilltop)
1978: Songs That Tell a Story (Rounder )
1990: Early MGM Recordings (Rounder)
1992: Close Harmony (Bear Family Records )
1995: Greatest Hits (Capitol)
1995: When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers (Razor & Tie )
2006: The Essential Louvin Brothers 1955–1964: My Baby's Gone (Raven)
Year
Single
Chart Positions
US Country [ 6]
1955
"When I Stop Dreaming"
8
1956
"I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby"
1
"Hoping That You're Hoping"
7
"You're Running Wild"
7
"Cash on the Barrelhead "A
7
1957
"Don't Laugh"
11
"Plenty of Everything but You"
14
1958
"My Baby's Gone"
9
1959
"The Knoxville Girl "
19
1961
"I Love You Best of All"
12
"How's the World Treating You"
26
1962
"Must You Throw Dirt in My Face"
21
^ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-louvin-brothers-mn0000045057/biography
^ Deming, Mark. "Satan is Real > Review". Allmusic. consultato il 18 febbraio 2010.
^ Deming, Mark. "Satan is Real > Review". PopMatters. consultato il 18 febbraio 2010.
^ Country Music Hall of Fame entry for The Louvin Brothers. consultato il 21 gennaio 2010.
^ Robert Dimery e Michael Lydon, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition , Universe, 23 marzo 2010, p. 26, ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2 .
^ Joel Whitburn, Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008 , Record Research, Inc, 2008, p. 246, ISBN 0-89820-177-2 .
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