Must You Throw Dirt on My Face

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Louvin on Out

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Back When I Was Alive

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I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Tombstone...
(Props to Terry)
Charlie Louvin, half of one of country’s greatest brother acts, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 83. Louvin on guitar and lead vocals and his brother Ira on mandolin and high tenor harmonies updated the harmony signing of Depression-era performers on ballads born of the Lil’ Abner-esque southern Appalachians to become one of the biggest country hits of the 1950s and earn a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. They also did a little fiddlin’ in the gospel arena, most notably the album “Satan is Real.” They hit number 1 with “I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby,” in 1956, and cracked the country Top 10 with “When I Stop Dreaming” and “Cash on the Barrelhead” while were headlining a touring revue. On the undercard: Elvis Presley. The group’s popularity foundered in the 1960s, and Ira was killed in a car crash in 1965, presumably after nailing Charlie’s wife and running over his dog. As a solo performer, Louvin had 16 top 40 singles, topped by top 10 “I Don’t Love You Anymore,” then became a star with the Grand Ole Opry. The Louvins inspired two generations worth of country performers, and a tribute record, “Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of the Louvin Brothers,” won the Grammy Award for best country album in 2004.