Charlie Louvin -- Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs (Tompkins Square)And that's about it. 'Tis the season, my friends, for CD releases to dry up as marketers make way for the holiday doldrums and kindly give us time to catch our breath and start mulling our Best of 2008 lists. You've been warned! Only 26 mulling days left 'til the New Year. Begin deliberations now!
Looking for a stocking stuffer for the Country Music fan in your life? Look no further than the remarkable new release from living legend,Charlie Louvin. With Charlie Louvin Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs (Tompkins Square), Louvin has mixed his own classics with tales from other legendary names to createa document that will shine for decades to [...]
For an octogenarian, Charlie Louvin is doing pretty damn good for himself. In September he released the gospel album Steps to Heaven, a gorgeous record that puts just about every other country gospel release to shame. Now, just three months later, he's back with another record-this time on the opposite end of the feel good [...]
Country Music Hall of Famer and half of the legendary country duo The Louvin Brothers, Charlie Louvin will release two new albums on New York City's Tompkins Square label. Steps to Heaven, due September 16th, 2008, features ten traditional gospel classics including two Louvin Brothers songs. The release will be followed by Charlie Louvin Sings Murder [...]ShareThis~~
Charlie Louvin, Country Music Hall of Fame legend and half of the immortal country duo The Louvin Brothers, tells PopMatters 20 Questions about the best thing he ever got – for only $3.
Check out Kelly's review of Charlie LouvinCheck out Tom's Best of 2008. Which will get your appetite going for the final AWT Poll.Also don't miss Mayer's Playlist
Secondary Review Title: "A blunt machete hacking at man-mangroves in the swamp of Confederate sing-song; enters one side and comes out another, but did we really get anywhere? There's Charlie Louvin, just next to this text. Smiling out from under his Stetson, in a sepia toned pendant on the cover of this recently recorded album.