Cat. No. 2931: THE LOUVIN BROTHERS ~ THE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL 3CD COLLECTION. BIG3 BT3142.
THE LOUVIN BROTHERS, IRA AND CHARLIE (NEE LOUDERMILK) WERE COUSINS OF FAMED SONGWRITER JOHN D. LOUDERMILK. THE BROTHERS WROTE AND PERFORMED COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS AND GOSPEL MUSIC. THEY HELPED POPULARIZE THE VOCAL TECHNIQUE OF CLOSE HARMONY IN COUNTRY MUSIC AND COUNTRY-ROCK.
AFTER BECOMING REGULARS AT THE GRAND OLE OPRY AND SCORING A STRING OF HIT SINGLES IN THE LATE 1950s AND EARLY 1960s, THE BROTHERS BROKE UP IN 1963 DUE IN LARGE PART TO CHARLIE GROWING TIRED OF IRA'S ADDICTIONS AND RECKLESS BEHAVIOR. IRA DIED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN 1965. THE BROTHERS WERE INDUCTED INTO THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN 2001. CHARLIE DIED OF CANCER IN 2011. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE RANKED THE LOUVIN BROTHERS NUMBER FOUR ON ITS LIST OF THE 20 GREATEST DUOS OF ALL TIME. BIG3 RECORDS HAVE COLLECTED 60 OF THE BROTHERS PEFORMANCES ON THIS 3CD SET. BRILLIANT ******
CD1 - I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby / When I Stop Dreaming / Cash On The Barrelhead / Hoping That You're Hoping / Weapon Of Prayer / Robe Of White / The Great Atomic Power / Insured Beyond The Grave / The Gospel Way / Kentucky / I'll Be All Smiles Tonight / Let Her Go, God Bless Her / What Is Home Without Love? / A Tiny Broken Heart / In The Pines / Alabama / Katie, Dear / My Brother's Will / Take The News To Mother / Mary Of The Wild Moor.
CD2 - My Baby's Gone / Knoxville Girl / Don't Laugh / Plenty Of Everything But You / Wait A Little Longer, Please Jesus / Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die / Tennessee Waltz / Are You Teasing Me / Making Believe / Take Me Back Into Your Heart / The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part) / Born Again / If We Forget God / Are You Wasting My Time? / If I Could Only Win Your Love / Red Hen Hop / Blue / Blue From Now On / She Didn't Even Know I Was Gone / While You're Cheating On Me.
CD3 - You're Running Wild / Must You Throw Dirt In My Face? / I Love You Best Of All / How's The World Treating You? / Satan Is Real / There's A Higher Power / The Christian Life / The River Of Jordan / The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea / Are You Afraid To Die? / He Can Be Found / Satan's Jeweled Crown / The Angels Rejoiced Last Night / I'm Ready To Go Home / Lorene / I Wish It Had Been A Dream / My Baby Came Back / Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar / Love Is A Lonely Street / If You Love Me, Stay Away.
3CD SET IN TRI-FOLD JACKET NEW
