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The Louvin Brothers
Group · United States · formed 1940
American musical group; country music sibling duo
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Also known as Ira & Charlie Louvin · Louvin Bros · Louvin Brothers · Louvin Brothers · ルービン・ブラザーズ
Timeline
19 events▣ Album 17◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1940s
· Debut release
Debut release: Seven Year Blues / Alabama
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
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Biography
English biography1,055 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363317557
Biography
The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira and Charlie Louvin (né Loudermilk).
The brothers wrote and performed country, bluegrass, and gospel music. Ira played mandolin and generally sang lead vocal in the tenor range, while Charlie played rhythm guitar and offered supporting vocals in a lower pitch. They helped popularize the vocal technique of close harmony in country and country-rock.
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. They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, and Charlie died of cancer in 2011. Rolling Stone ranked the Louvin Brothers number four on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
Background
Brothers Ira (April 21, 1924 – June 20, 1965) and Charlie (July 7, 1927 – January 26, 2011) Louvin (né Loudermilk) adopted the name Louvin Brothers in the 1940s as they began their career in gospel music. They grew up listening to and singing shape note music, which influenced the rest of their musical output. Their first foray into secular music was the minor hit "The Get Acquainted Waltz", recorded with Chet Atkins. Their other hits include "Cash on the Barrelhead" and "When I Stop Dreaming". They joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1955 and stayed there until breaking up in 1963. The brothers are cousins to songwriter John D. Loudermilk.
Their songs were heavily influenced by their Baptist faith and often included hymns or original songs that promoted principles in line with their religious upbringing. Nevertheless, Ira Louvin was notorious for his drinking, womanizing, and volcanic temper. He was married four times; his third wife Faye shot him four times in the chest and twice in the hand after he allegedly tried to strangle her with a telephone cord. Although seriously injured, he survived. When performing and drinking, Ira would sometimes become angry enough on stage to smash his mandolin when he was unable to tune it, and – when sober – glue it back together. His style was heavily influenced by Bill Monroe, and his brother Charlie Monroe, who had a tempestuous relationship with Ira, considered him one of the top mandolin players in Nashville.
In his New York Times review of Charlie's biography Satan Is Real, Alex Abramovich said, "Ira Louvin was a full head taller than his younger brother, played the mandolin like Bill Monroe, and sang in an impossibly high, tense, quivering tenor. Charlie strummed a guitar, grinned like a vaudevillian, and handled the bottom register. But every so often, in the middle of a song, some hidden signal flashed and the brothers switched places – with Ira swooping down from the heights, and Charlie angling upward – and even the most careful listeners would lose track of which man was carrying the lead. This was more than close-harmony singing; each instance was an act of transubstantiation."
In 1963, fed up with Ira's drinking and abusive behavior, Charlie started a solo career, and Ira also went on his own.
Ira died on June 20, 1965, at the age of 41. His fourth wife, Anne Young, and he were on the way home from a performance in Kansas City when they came to a section of construction on Highway 70 outside of Williamsburg, Missouri, where traffic had been reduced down to one lane. A drunken driver struck their car head-on, and both Ira and Anne were killed.
Charlie died of pancreatic cancer on January 26, 2011, at age 83.
Legacy
Country-rock band The Byrds recorded the Louvin-penned "The Christian Life" for their 1968 release Sweetheart of the Rodeo.
Emmylou Harris had a hit with the brothers' tune "If I Could Only Win Your Love" in 1975. Her cover version reached number four on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and earned the top spot on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.
In 2001, the Louvin Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. The tribute CD Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers, produced by Carl Jackson and Kathy Louvin and released in 2003, won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Country Album.
Satan Is Real album
Although the brothers are still remembered today for their musical talent, they are also remembered for the unusual cover used for their 1959 album, Satan Is Real
Satan Is RealSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Satan Is Real3:00A2There's a Higher Power2:21A3The Christian Life2:16A4The River of Jordan2:17A5The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:51A6Are You Afraid to Die2:33B1He Can Be Found2:14B2Dying From Home, and Lost2:46B3The Drunkard's Doom3:14B4Satan’s Jeweled Crown2:56B5The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:18B6I’m Ready to Go Home3:08. Designed by Ira Louvin, the cover features the brothers standing in a rock quarry in front of a 12-foot-tall (3.7 m) plywood rendition of the Devil as several hidden tires soaked in kerosene burn behind them as fire and brimstone. Some reviewers count this as being one of the "greatest iconic album covers of all time."
The opening bars of the album's title track "Satan Is Real" can be heard at the beginning of Hank Williams III's "Medley: Straight to Hell / Satan Is Real", on his Straight to Hell album of 2006. It is also excerpted in Will Ferrell's 2009 one-man Broadway show, You're Welcome America. A Final Night With George W Bush.
Partial discography
1956: The Louvin Brothers (MGM)
1956: Tragic Songs of Life (Capitol)
1957: Nearer My God to Thee (Capitol)
1958: Ira and Charlie (Capitol)
1958: The Family Who Prays (Capitol)
1958: Country Love Ballads (Capitol)
1959: Satan Is Real (Capitol)
1960: My Baby's Gone (Capitol)
1960: A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers (Capitol)
1961: Encore (Capitol)
1961: Christmas with the Louvin Brothers (Capitol)
1962: The Weapon of Prayer (Capitol)
1963: Keep Your Eyes on Jesus (Capitol)
1964: The Louvin Brothers Sing and Play Their Current Hits (Capitol)
1965: Thank God for My Christian Home (Capitol)
1966: Ira and Charles (Hilltop)
1967: Two Different Worlds (Capitol)
1967: The Great Roy Acuff Songs (Capitol)
1968: Country Heart and Soul (Capitol)
1973: The Great Gospel Singing of The Louvin Brothers (Capitol)
1975: Live at New River Ranch (Copper Creek)
1976: I Don't Believe You Met My Baby (Hilltop)
1978: Songs That Tell a Story (Rounder)
1990: Early MGM Recordings (Rounder)
1992: Close Harmony (Bear Family Records)
1995: Greatest Hits (Capitol)
1995: When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin Brothers (Razor & Tie)
2006: The Essential Louvin Brothers 1955–1964: My Baby's Gone (Raven)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 64 | 95.8th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 69 | 99.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (64 release groups · 17 studio albums)
Albums · 17
1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:02
A1Kentucky2:40A2I'll Be All Smiles Tonight3:15A3Let Her Go, God Bless Her2:55A4What Is Home Without Love3:00A5A Tiny Broken Heart2:34A6In the Pines3:15B1Alabama2:43B2Katie Dear2:34B3My Brother's Will3:16B4Knoxville Girl3:49B5Take the News to Mother2:48B6Mary of the Wild Moor3:131957 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:18
A1Are You Washed in the Blood2:23A2Nearer My God to Thee2:46A3Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus2:46A4I Can't Say No2:35A5I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone2:23A6There's No Excuse3:00B1This Little Light of Mine2:29B2Praying2:39B3Thankful2:55B4Lord, I'm Coming Home3:13B5Last Chance to Pray2:40B6I Steal Away and Pray2:29The Louvin Brothers (Ira and Charles)
1957 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:13
A1The "Get Acquainted" Waltz2:32A2Weapon of Prayer2:52A3They've Got the Church Outnumbered2:38A4Do You Live What You Preach2:51A5You'll Be Rewarded Over There2:24A6I'll Live With God (to Die No More)3:00B1(I'm Changing the Words to) My Love Song2:43B2Robe of White2:37B3The Great Atomic Power2:44B4Insured Beyond the Grave2:39B5The Gospel Way2:41B6The Sons and Daughters of God2:321958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 30:11
A1The Family Who Prays2:40A2Born Again2:20A3If We Forget God2:32A4Satan Lied to Me2:12A5God Bless Her ('Cause She's My Mother)2:28A6Why Thy Neighbor as Thyself2:35B1Preach the Gospel2:24B2Just Rehearsing2:32B3Pray for Me2:49B4Satan and the Saint2:18B5Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:48B6Make Him a Soldier2:331958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 30:55
A1Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die2:35A2We Could2:11A3Tennessee Waltz2:25A4Are You Teasin' Me2:53A5Too Late3:05A6Here Today and Gone Tomorrow2:18B1I Wonder Where You Are Tonight2:40B2Have I Stayed Away Too Long2:29B3Nobody's Darling but Mine2:42B4Why Not Confess2:32B5Making Believe2:22B6Take Me Back Into Your Heart2:431959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Are You Wasting My TimeA2If I Could Only Win Your LoveA3TodayA4Read What's in My HeartA5I Wonder If You KnowA6Memories and TearsB1On My Way to the ShowB2My Heart Was Trampled on the StreetB3She Will Get LonesomeB4Red Hen HopB5BlueB6Send Me the Pillow1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:54
A1Satan Is Real3:00A2There's a Higher Power2:21A3The Christian Life2:16A4The River of Jordan2:17A5The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:51A6Are You Afraid to Die2:33B1He Can Be Found2:14B2Dying From Home, and Lost2:46B3The Drunkard's Doom3:14B4Satan’s Jeweled Crown2:56B5The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:18B6I’m Ready to Go Home3:081960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 28:08
A1My Baby’s Gone2:40A2Blue From Now On2:11A3When I Loved You2:35A4She Didn’t Even Know I Was Gone2:18A5You’re Running Wild2:14A6Plenty of Everything but You2:26B1I Wish You Knew2:26B2While You’re Cheatin’ on Me2:02B3Lorene1:58B4I Wish It Had Been a Dream2:30B5The First One to Love You2:37B6My Baby Came Back2:11A Tribute to The Delmore Brothers
1960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:40
A1Weary Lonesome Blues2:42A2Midnight Special2:40A3Blues Stay Away From Me3:21A4Sand Mountain Blues2:28A5Southern Moon2:38A6Nashville Blues2:33B1Brown's Ferry Blues2:53B2When It's Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing2:09B3Freight Train Boogie3:01B4Put Me on the Trail to Carolina3:10B5Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar2:45B6The Last Old Shovel2:20Christmas With the Louvin Brothers
1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 31:50
A1O Come All Ye Faithful2:48A2Silent Night2:57A3Away in a Manger2:20A4Good Christian Men Rejoice3:01A5While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks2:28A6Deck the Halls1:55B1It Came Upon a Midnight Clear3:08B2The First Noel3:30B3O Little Town of Bethlehem2:31B4Hark! The Herald Angels Sing2:21B5The Friendly Beasts3:05B6Joy to the World1:461961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:01
A1Childish Love2:32A2Love Is a Lonely Street2:41A3If You Love Me, Stay Away2:10A4Cash on the Barrel Head2:39A5The New Partner Waltz2:19A6Stagger2:10B1Ruby's Song2:23B2Nellie Moved to Town2:43B3What a Change One Day Can Make2:20B4Call Me2:18B5You're Learning2:20B6My Curly Headed Baby2:261962 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1The Weapon of PrayerA2There's a Grave in the Wave of the OceanA3At Mail Call TodayA4I Died for the Red, White, and BlueA5A Soldier's Last LetterA6There's a Star Spangled Banner WavingB1The Great Atomic PowerB2A Seaman's GirlB3From Mother's Arms to KoreaB4Robe of WhiteB5Searching for a Soldier's GraveB6Mother, I Thank You for the Bible You Gave1989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks
A1If You Love Me Stay AwayA2Curly Headed BabyA3Nellie Moved to TownA4The StaggerA5Ruby's SongA6Love Is a Lonely StreetA7You're LearningA8Childish LoveA9Call MeA10What a ChangeB1New Partner WaltzB2It Hurts Me More the Second Time AroundB3Broken EngagementB4I Can't Keep YouB5Love Turned to HateB6I'm Glad That I'm Not HimB7Give This Message to Your HeartB8Everytime You LeaveB9Time Goes So SlowB10I Ain't Gonna Work Tomorrow2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 58:08
1Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus2:492The Family Who Prays2:553Robe of White2:364Thank God For My Christian Home3:315Oh Lord, My God3:236Preach the Gospel2:287God Bless Her ('Cause She's My Mother)2:328Nearer My God, To Thee2:499I See a Bridge2:4210What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul3:2611Born Again2:2512If We Forget God2:3713Make Him a Soldier2:3914Praying2:4215The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:5416O Why Not Tonight?3:2217Now Lord, What Can I Do For You2:4518Wreck on the Highway3:2719Lord, I'm Coming Home3:1620Pray For Me2:50Thank God for My Christian Home
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:15
1Thank God for My Christian Home3:312He Was Waiting at the Altar2:533The Price of the Bottle2:404He Included Me2:175Oh Lord, My God3:236Gonna Shake Hands With Mother Over There2:487Keep Watching the Sky2:118Now Lord, What Can I Do for You2:459I'll Never Die1:5610I've Known a Lady2:0811Way Up on the Mountain2:1912What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul3:24Sing the Great Roy Acuff Songs
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:45
1Wait for the Light to Shine2:112The Precious Jewel3:533We Live in Two Different Worlds2:364The Great Judgment Morning3:375Branded Wherever I Go2:026Wabash Cannon Ball3:017Low and Lonely2:158The Great Speckled Bird3:039The Wreck on the Highway3:2610Lonely Mound of Clay4:0011Not a Word From Home2:2612Stuck-Up Blues2:152012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 38:19
1Nearer My God to Thee2:452Hoping That You're Hoping2:343I'll Live With God (To Die No More)3:004You're Running Wild2:145The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part)2:526Satan and the Saint2:217Make Him a Soldier2:368Love Thy Neighbor as Thy Self2:379I Can't Say No2:3410Born Again2:2211I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:0612Just Rehearsing2:3413When I Stop Dreaming2:2914Preach the Gospel2:2515Pray for Me2:50
Single · 24
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1949 | Seven Year Blues / AlabamaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:29ASeven Year Blues2:45 BAlabama2:44 | October 1949 | ||
| 1951 | Weapon of Prayer / They've Got the Church OutnumberedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAWeapon of Prayer BThey've Got the Church Outnumbered | 1951 | ||
| 1951 | Robe of White / You'll Be Rewarded Over ThereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksARobe of White BYou'll Be Rewarded Over There | September 1951 | ||
| 1952 | Do You Live What You Preach / I'll Live With God (to Die No More)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksADo You Live What You Preach BI'll Live With God (to Die No More) | 1952 | ||
| 1952 | My Love Song / The "Get Acquainted" WaltzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA(I'm Changing the Words to) My Love Song BThe "Get Acquainted" Waltz | 1952 | ||
| 1952 | The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part) / Let Us Travel, Travel OnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:06AThe Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part)2:49 BLet Us Travel, Travel On2:17 | 1952 | ||
| 1952 | The Great Atomic Power / Insured Beyond the GraveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThe Great Atomic Power BInsured Beyond the Grave | July 1952 | ||
| 1953 | The Gospel Way / The Sons and Daughters of GodSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAThe Gospel Way BThe Sons and Daughters of God | 1953 | ||
| 1955 | I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby / In the Middle of NowhereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:16AI Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:04 BIn the Middle of Nowhere2:12 | 1955 | ||
| 1955 | When I Stop Dreaming / PitfallSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:30AWhen I Stop Dreaming2:28 BPitfall2:02 | 1955 | ||
| 1956 | You're Running Wild / Cash on the Barrel HeadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:53AYou're Running Wild2:14 BCash on the Barrel Head2:39 | 1956 | ||
| 1957 | Hoping That You're Hoping / Childish LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:04AHoping That You're Hoping2:33 BChildish Love2:31 | 1957 | ||
| 1957 | Plenty of Everything but You / The First One to Love YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:03APlenty of Everything but You2:26 BThe First One to Love You2:37 | 1957 | ||
| 1957 | Don't Laugh / The New Partner WaltzSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:48ADon't Laugh2:29 BThe New Partner Waltz2:19 | 1957 | ||
| 1957 | I Wish You Knew / Call MeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:44AI Wish You Knew2:26 BCall Me2:18 | 1957 | ||
| 1958 | My Baby's Gone / LoreneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 2:40AMy Baby's Gone2:40 BLorene | 1958 | ||
| 1958 | When I Loved You / Dog SledSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:05AWhen I Loved You2:35 BDog Sled2:30 | 1958 | ||
| 1959 | My Curly Headed Baby / You're LearningSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAMy Curly Headed Baby BYou're Learning | 1959 | ||
| 1959 | While You're Cheating on Me / Blue From Now OnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:15AWhile You're Cheating on Me2:04 BBlue From Now On2:11 | 1959 | ||
| 1959 | Knoxville Girl / I Wish It Had Been a DreamSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:17AKnoxville Girl3:47 BI Wish It Had Been a Dream2:30 | 1959 | ||
| 1960 | It’s Christmas Time / Santa Claus ParadeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:57AIt’s Christmas Time2:55 BSanta Claus Parade2:02 | November 1960 | ||
| 1961 | How's the World Treating You / It Hurt Me More (The Second Time Around)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:56AHow's the World Treating You2:34 BIt Hurt Me More (The Second Time Around)2:22 | 1961 | ||
| 1961 | I Love You Best of All / Scared of the BluesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 2:51AI Love You Best of All2:51 BScared of the Blues | 1961 | ||
| 1962 | Must You Throw Dirt in My Face / The First Time in LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:11AThe First Time in Life2:34 BMust You Throw Dirt in My Face2:37 | 1962 |
EP · 1
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| 1956 | Love Songs of the HillsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby A2Pitfall B1When I Stop Dreaming B2In the Middle of Nowhere | 1956 |
Album · 22
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1986 | The Best Of The Early Louvin BrothersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 29:05A1I Don't Believe You Know My Baby2:05 A2Hoping That You're Hoping2:33 A3Pitfall2:02 A4You're Running Wild2:14 A5Memories And Tears2:19 A6When I Stop Dreaming2:38 B1Don't Laugh2:29 B2Childish Love2:32 B3Plenty Of Everything But You2:26 B4Cash On The Barrelhead2:39 B5I Wish You Knew2:26 B6My Baby's Gone2:42 | Compilation | 1986 | |
| 1989 | Live at New River RanchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 37:231Born Again2:21 2When I Stop Dreaming2:12 3Comedy1:23 4In the Jailhouse Now1:44 5The Family Who Prays2:48 6Is That You, Myrtle3:17 7God Bless Her (Cause She's My Mother)3:53 8I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:09 9Childish Love2:23 10Just Rehearsing3:08 11Where No One Stands Alone2:17 12Guitar Instrumental1:25 13There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea5:05 14Listen to the Mockingbird3:18 | Live | 1989 | |
| 1991 | Songs That Tell a StorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 38:361Theme0:37 2I Have Found the Way2:37 3Kneel at the Cross2:44 4The Weapon of Prayer3:35 5I'll Never Go Back2:44 6Insured Beyond the Grave3:37 7What a Friend We Have in Mother4:11 8Theme0:36 9Jesus Is Whispering Now1:34 10The Gospel Way2:20 11The Family That Prays3:15 12Robe of White2:17 13Let Us Travel On2:21 14Sinner You'd Better Get Ready1:26 15Shut In at Christmas/Shut In Prayer4:42 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 1992 | Close HarmonySearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 10 August 1992 | |
| 1993 | Country ClassicsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:16:171Broadminded2:32 2The Family Who Prays (Shall Never Part)2:55 3When I Stop Dreaming2:32 4Alabama2:44 5I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:08 6Hoping That You're Hoping2:36 7Kentucky2:40 8Katie Dear2:34 9Knoxville Girl3:49 10Don't Laugh2:33 11You're Running Wild2:16 12Cash On The Barrelhead2:42 13Plenty Of Everything But You2:28 14This Little Light Of Mine2:31 15Tennessee Waltz2:27 16Are You Teasing Me2:54 17My Baby's Gone2:46 18If I Could Only Win Your Love2:22 19Satan Is Real3:01 20The Christian Life2:18 21Blues Stay Away From Me3:23 22I Love You Best Of All2:59 23How's The World Treating You ?2:35 24The Great Atomic Power2:42 25Must You Throw Dirt In My Face2:40 26Stuck Up Blues2:17 27Thank God For My Christian Home3:30 28What Would You Give Me In Exchange For My Soul ?3:23 | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1993 | Radio Favorites '51-'57Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1The Gospel Way 2They've Got The Church Outnumbered 3God Bless Her (Cause She Is My Mother) 4If We Forget God 5Just Rehearsing 6That's All He's Asking Of Me 7Love Thy Neighbor As Thyself 8You'll Forget 9Childish Love 10When I Stop Dreaming 11I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby 12Hoping That You're Hoping 13You're Running Wild 14I Wish I Knew | Compilation | 1993 | |
| 1995 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracksA1My Baby's Gone A2I Love You Best Of All A3Cash On The Barrel Head A4Knoxville Girl B1I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby B2You're Running Wild B3Hoping That You're Hoping B4Must You Throw Dirt In My Face B5When I Stop Dreaming | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1995 | When I Stop Dreaming: The Best of the Louvin BrothersSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:03:531Broadminded2:31 2The Family Who Prays2:54 3When I Stop Dreaming2:33 4Pitfall2:07 5Don't Laugh2:37 6I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:09 7Hoping That You're Hoping2:40 8The First One to Love You2:40 9In the Pines3:16 10Knoxville Girl3:50 11Cash on the Barrelhead2:46 12You're Running Wild2:17 13My Baby's Gone2:47 14I Wish It Had Been a Dream2:36 15While You're Cheating on Me2:07 16If I Could Only Win Your Love2:26 17You're Learning2:24 18The River of Jordan2:20 19The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:54 20Southern Moon2:40 21Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar2:52 22The Great Atomic Power2:44 23Wreck on the Highway3:26 24Stuck Up Blues2:17 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1996 | Tragic Songs of LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 36:031Kentucky2:40 2I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight3:15 3Let Her Go, God Bless Her2:55 4What Is Home Without Love3:00 5A Tiny Broken Heart2:34 6In the Pines3:15 7Alabama2:43 8Katie Dear2:34 9My Brother’s Will3:16 10Knoxville Girl3:49 11Take the News to Mother2:48 12Mary of the Wild Moor3:14 | Compilation | 23 July 1996 | |
| 1997 | Best of the Best of the DuosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracksA1I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby A2Cryin’ Heart Blues A3River of Tears A4My Baby’s Gone A5(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely B1Poison Love B2You’re Running Wild B3Stop the World (and Let Me Off) B4When I Stop Dreaming B5Kentucky | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 2002 | 20 All-Time Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 54:181I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:09 2Hoping That You're Hoping2:37 3You're Running Wild2:17 4When I Stop Dreaming2:33 5My Baby's Gone2:47 6I Love You Best Of All3:00 7Knoxville Girl3:49 8Must You Throw Dirt In My Face2:41 9How's The World Treating You2:38 10The Great Speckled Bird3:03 11Pitfall2:08 12Kentucky2:40 13She Didn't Even Know I Was Gone2:23 14While You're Cheating On Me2:06 15Searching For A Soldier's Grave3:08 16The Precious Jewel3:53 17Broken Engagement2:54 18Wabash Cannonball3:02 19I've Known A Lady2:07 20Give This Message To Your Heart2:23 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2006 | My Baby's Gone: The Essential Louvin Brothers 1955-1964Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 1:16:501When I Stop Dreaming2:31 2I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:09 3Don't Laugh2:32 4Let Us Travel, Travel On2:21 5Hoping That You're Hoping2:36 6Knoxville Girl3:49 7Kentucky2:39 8Katie Dear2:34 9Let Her Go, God Bless Her2:55 10Plenty of Everything but You2:28 11Cash on the Barrelhead2:42 12You're Running Wild2:16 13The New Partner Waltz2:23 14Are You Teasing Me2:54 15I Wish You Knew2:27 16My Baby's Gone2:46 17She Didn't Even Know I Was Gone2:22 18My Baby Came Back2:14 19Lorene2:03 20I Wish It Had Been a Dream2:32 21If I Could Only Win Your Love2:22 22The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:21 23The Christian Life2:18 24I Love You Best of All3:00 25I Can't Keep You in Love With Me2:41 26I Feel Better Now2:29 27How's the World Treating You?2:35 28Every Time You Leave2:40 29Must You Throw Dirt in My Face?2:40 30I Don't Love You Anymore2:31 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | Tragic Songs of Life / Satan Is RealSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 28 tracks · 1:18:011Kentucky2:40 2I'll Be All Smiles Tonight3:14 3Let Her Go, God Bless Her2:56 4What Is Home Without Love3:01 5A Tiny Broken Heart2:34 6In the Pines3:15 7Alabama2:44 8Katie Dear2:34 9My Brother's Will3:16 10Knoxville Girl3:49 11Take the News to Mother2:48 12Mary of the Wild Moor3:15 13Satan Is Real3:01 14There's a Higher Power2:24 15The Christian Life2:18 16The River of Jordan2:19 17The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:53 18Are You Afraid to Die2:36 19He Can Be Found2:15 20Dying From Home, and Lost2:49 21The Drunkard's Doom3:16 22Satan's Jeweled Crown2:58 23The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:21 24I'm Ready to Go Home3:10 25Blue From Now On2:15 26Red Hen Hop2:40 27Read What's in My Heart2:12 28My Heart Was Trampled on the Street2:28 | Compilation | 17 July 2007 | |
| 2008 | The Family Who Prays: 26 Classic TracksSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks1You'll Be Rewarded Over There 2Ill Live with God (To Die No More) 3Robe of White 4Broad Minded 5The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part) 6Born Gaian 7Preach the Gospel 8If We Forget God 9Satan and the Saint 10Satan Lied to Me 11Nearer My God to Thee 12Make Him a Soldier 13I Can't Say No 14Just Rehearsing 15Love Thy Neighbor As Thy Self 16Pray for Me 17Where Will You Build 18When I Stop Dreaming 19Pitfall 20Don't Laugh 21I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby 22Hoping That You're Hoping 23What Is Home Without Love 24Knoxville Girl 25A Tiny Broken Heart 26You're Running Wild | Compilation | 24 June 2008 | |
| 2011 | The Church of Louvin - The Louvin Brothers' Sacred SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:03:011Are You Washed in the Blood?2:22 2Nearer, My God, to Thee2:46 3Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus2:45 4I Can't Say No2:35 5I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone2:23 6There's No Excuse2:59 7This Little Light of Mine2:29 8Praying2:39 9Thankful2:53 10Lord, I'm Coming Home3:12 11Last Chance to Pray2:39 12I Steal Away and Pray2:28 13The Family Who Prays2:52 14Born Again2:22 15If We Forget God2:34 16Satan Lied to Me2:19 17God Bless Her2:29 18Love Thy Neighbor As Thy Self2:37 19Preach the Gospel2:25 20Just Rehearsing2:35 21Pray for Me2:51 22Satan and the Saint2:21 23Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:48 24Make Him a Soldier2:38 | Compilation | 16 May 2011 | |
| 2011 | Satan Is Real / Handpicked Songs 1955-1962Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 26 tracks · 32:23Disc 1 1Satan Is Real3:02 2There's a Higher Power2:23 3The Christian Life2:19 4The River of Jordan2:19 5The Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:53 6Are You Afraid to Die2:36 7He Can Be Found2:17 8Dying From Home, and Lost2:48 9The Drunkard's Doom3:16 10Satan's Jeweled Crown2:58 11The Angels Rejoiced Last Night2:22 12I'm Ready to Go Home3:10 Disc 21Almost Persuaded 2My Baby's Gone 3The Great Atomic Power 4I See a Bridge 5Alabama 6When I Stop Dreaming 7Low and Lonely 8Knoxville Girl 9Scared of the Blues 10Don't Laugh 11You're Running Wild 12Are You Afraid to Die 13Cash on the Barrel Head 14I Wish It Had Been a Dream | Compilation | 7 November 2011 | |
| 2012 | Long Play Collection: 7 Original Albums on CDSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 15 November 2012 | |
| 2013 | The Christian Life: The Definitive Louvin Brothers StorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 4 March 2013 | |
| 2014 | Complete Recorded Works: 1952-1962Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 2014 | |
| 2016 | The Louvin Brothers Collection 1949-62Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 56 tracks · 2:26:01Disc 1 1Alabama2:59 2They've Got the Church Out Numbered2:40 3The Weapon of Prayer3:14 4You'll Be Rewarded Over There2:35 5The Get Acquainted Waltz2:24 6Insured Beyond the Grave2:40 7Do You Live What You Preach2:52 8The Sons and Daughters of God2:34 9The Family Who Prays2:54 10Born Again2:24 11Preach the Gospel2:27 12God Bless Her ('Cause She's My Mother)2:31 13Satan Lied to Me2:21 14Satan and the Saint2:22 15Swing Low Sweet Chariot2:50 16Make Him a Soldier2:38 17When I Stop Dreaming2:30 18Pitfall2:06 19Just Rehearsing2:36 20I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:08 21Hoping That You're Hoping2:35 22Childish Love2:33 23Cash on the Barrelhead2:41 24You're Running Wild2:16 25Kentucky2:39 26In the Pines3:14 27My Brother's Will3:15 28Don't Laugh2:30 Disc 21Plenty of Everything but You2:27 2I Wish You Knew2:26 3Call Me2:20 4This Little Light of Mine2:29 5She Didn't Even Know I Was Gone2:21 6My Baby's Gone2:44 7He Can Be Found2:14 8The River of Jordan2:18 9If I Could Only Win Your Love2:21 10Memories and Tears2:22 11Knoxville Girl3:48 12While You're Cheating on Me2:03 13You're Learning2:23 14Curly Headed Baby2:29 15Nellie Moved to Town2:39 16Kneeling Drunkard's Plea2:52 17The Christian Life2:17 18If You Love Me Stay Away2:12 19Love Is a Lonely Street2:40 20I Love You Best of All3:00 21I Can't Keep You in Love With Me2:41 22How's the World Treating You2:36 23The Great Atomic Power2:44 24The Weapon of Prayer (1961 version)2:54 25Broken Engagement2:53 26Must You Throw Dirt in My Face2:40 27Searching for a Soldier's Grave3:07 28Robe of White2:33 | Compilation | 12 February 2016 | |
| 2018 | Love & Wealth: The Lost RecordingsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 35:49Disc 1 1Spoken Message From Ira Louvin0:28 2It's All Off2:19 3Take My Ring From Your Finger2:38 4I'll Never Go Back (To The Ways Of Sin)2:38 5Are You Missing Me?2:37 6Coo, Coo, Coo1:23 7Streamline Heartbreaker2:20 8(I'm Changing The Words To) My Love Song2:38 9Red Hen Boogie2:34 10Unpucker2:22 11Television Set1:50 12Discontented Cowboy2:41 13Two-Faced Heart2:18 14Don't Compare The Future With The Past2:26 15That's My Heart Talking2:26 16I'm Gonna Love You One More Time2:11 Disc 21Preach The Gospel 2Born Again 3They've Got The Church Outnumbered 4The Sons And Daughters Of God 5Insured Beyond The Grave 6You'll Meet Him In The Clouds 7I Love God's Way Of Living 8Love And Wealth 9Bald Knob, Arkansas 10Measured Love 11Kiss Me Like You Did Yesterday 12Would You Tear Down Your Castle 13You'll Forget 14Never Say Goodbye | Compilation | 28 September 2018 | |
| — | I Don't Believe You've Met My BabySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 24:02A1I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby2:05 A2Knoxville Girl3:46 A3Must You Throw Dirt In My Face2:37 A4How's The World Treating You2:32 B1Hoping That You're Hoping2:42 B2When I Stop Dreaming2:28 B3You're Running Wild2:14 B4I Love You Best Of All2:56 B5My Baby's Gone2:42 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put The Louvin Brothers head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 64 | 95.8th |
| Studio albums | 17 | 95.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 69 | 99.5th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Louvin | — | present | |
| Charlie Louvin | — | present | |
| Ira Louvin | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Louvin_Brothers
Why this artist is in the database
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award — rank #38
2015 | Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison, Flaco Jiménez, The Louvin Brothers, Wayne Shorter | style="text-align:center;"|
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Wikidata: Q1756844 · MusicBrainz: 8b604d4b-1170-4225-bc9e-d8276d94402e
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