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The Louvin Brothers
Inductees
Members:
Charlie Louvin: July 7, - Janurary 27,
Ira Louvin: April 21, - June 20,
Charlie and Ira Louvin rose out of the close-harmony brother acts of the s to become one of the most influential duos in country music history.
Blending Ira’s pure high tenor with Charlie’s smooth melody tenor, the brothers learned their craft from the Monroe Brothers, the Delmore Brothers and other family duos of the previous generation.
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Preserving the old-time flavor of those traditional acts, the Louvins carried the duo-brother genre into the modern country music world of the s. Together they added their distinctive touch to any type of material they recorded, from folk and gospel to hillbilly and pop.
Songs created or popularized by the Louvins were revived in subsequent generations by Americana acts ranging from country superstar Emmylou Harris (“If I Could Only Win Your Love”) to roots rocker Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters (“Knoxville Girl”).