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After becoming regulars at the Grand Ole Opry and scoring a string of hit singles in the late 1950s and early '60s, the Louvin 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.
Ira lived, and Charlie stuck by him (and, amazingly, the wife) and ignored Ira’s threats to quit the duet. But the Louvin Brothers broke up that year.
Following his departure from the Flying Burrito Brothers, Parsons indoctrinated his new musical partner Emmylou Harris in a crash course in the Louvin catalog. After his death, her first solo hit was a cover of "If I Could Only Win Your Love" in 1975.
Mar 27, 2023 · A series of events postponed the brothers' plans for singing together professionally, principally the destruction by fire of the Loudermilks' home in 1938 and Ira's marriage (his first of four) and subsequent birth of his daughter.
Aug 28, 2012 · The brothers built it of plywood that anchored the electric train set of Charlie’s son, Sonny. At the photo shoot, they surrounded the sinister figure with old tires and set them on fire.
They did not achieve great commercial success until they began recording for Capitol in September 1952, an affiliation that would continue until the Louvins broke up in August 1963.
Sep 2, 2010 · The Louvin Brother records, the sales slowed down, as all other country artists did in 1958 because the music was changing. And so our producer told my brother, 'I believe that it's the...
