The Louvin Brothers

The Louvin Brothers
Paese d'origine	Stati Uniti
Genere	Country
Periodo di attività musicale	1940 – 1963
Album pubblicati	28
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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]

Discografia

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)

Singoli in classifica

Year	Single	Chart Positions
Year	Single	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
1957	"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
1961	"How's the World Treating You"	26
1962	"Must You Throw Dirt in My Face"	21

Note

↑ allmusic.com, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-louvin-brothers-mn0000045057/biography Titolo mancante per url url (aiuto).
↑ 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.

Collegamenti esterni

(EN) the Louvin Brothers, su Enciclopedia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

(EN) The Louvin Brothers, su AllMusic, All Media Network.

(EN) The Louvin Brothers, su Discogs, Zink Media.

(EN) The Louvin Brothers, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

(EN) The Louvin Brothers, su Billboard.

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[1] usic.com, https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-louvin-brothers-mn0000045057/biography Titolo mancante per url url (aiuto).

[2] Deming, Mark. "Satan is Real > Review". Allmusic. consultato il 18 febbraio 2010.

[3] Deming, Mark. "Satan is Real > Review". PopMatters. consultato il 18 febbraio 2010.

[4] Country Music Hall of Fame entry for The Louvin Brothers. consultato il 21 gennaio 2010.

[DimeryLydon2010-5] 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.

[whitburn-6] Joel Whitburn, Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008, Record Research, Inc, 2008, p. 246, ISBN 0-89820-177-2.

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