Close Harmony (1992)8CD Compilation Of Stunning Americana1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Some of, if not, the greatest harmonies in country music, inspiring generations of artists from Porter & Dolly to Gram & Emmylou. Charlie & Ira Louvin didn't invent the stuff, but they molded the original Americana handed down by The Carter Family into a close harmony style characterized by their unmatched ability to switch...
here is a little taster. Charles and Ira Loudermilk (their cousin John D Loudermilk preferred to retain his birth name) were a massively successful Christian country/gospel act of the 1950s, whose career was effectively destroyed when rock'n'roll came along. Two (let's be honest) pot-ugly thirty year olds, one playing the mandolin, singing songs about Satan and death were never going to have qu...
from Deadmandeadman's post here - http://mog.com/deadmandeadman/blog/1280182 brings us to the very wonderful Louvin Brothers, whose tunes were introduced to mainstream rock audiences by Gram Parsons, who covered them in the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and on his own two albums, since when they have been covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Emmylou herself, and numerous others.Here then...
to our cynical modern ears, always trod very close to the line marked "Self-parody". Let's see how long into this tune, helpfully called "Robe of White", it takes YOU to guess whether the poastman is bringing good or bad news to mother from her son in Korea.Having said that, their importance to country music is incalculable, and their influence on the Everly Brothers is undeniable,so they still...
Close Harmony (1992)8CD Compilation Of Stunning Americana1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Some of, if not, the greatest harmonies in country music, inspiring generations of artists from Porter & Dolly to Gram & Emmylou. Charlie & Ira Louvin didn't invent the stuff, but they molded the original Americana handed down by The Carter Family into a close harmony style characterized by their unmatched ability to switch...