Charlie Louvin @ Gram Parsons' Guitar Pull performance

Charlie Louvin: 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 Citys 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 Ballads & Disaster Songs, out December 9, 2008. Both albums were produced, recorded and mixed by Mark Nevers (Bonnie Prince Billy, Andrew Bird, Bobby Bare Sr.) Instead of hanging back at age 80, Charlie has instead chosen to challenge himself. Steps to Heaven was recorded live with a gospel choir comprised of three sisters, journeyman gospel pianist Derrick Lee, and Chris Scruggs adding doghouse bass and electric guitar. Louvin had never recorded with black gospel musicians before, and in doing so discovered a new musical path. "I did things on the gospel record I had no idea I could do. I'd be thinking along the way, How can I do things I've never done before? And I did it." Although some might be surprised at a thematic Charlie Louvin album dealing with death and destruction, one neednt look any further than the very first Louvin Brothers album to find a connection. Tragic Songs of Life, released in 1956, is full of emotional songs detailing heartbreak, betrayal, violence and loss. Inspired by Tompkins Squares recent Grammy-nominated 3CD box set People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938, Charlie reached back for a couple of songs from that first Louvins album, and pulled nine songs from the box set to create a moving and sometimes raucous new take on traditional songs of tragedy.

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• Country Music
• Charlie Louvin
• Louvin Brothers
• Gram Parson's Guitar Pull

[GeorgeBurrell]

Sadly past his use-by date in this performance. Since died. So sad.

[princessexiled1]

Charlie I'm Julie I'm singing gram parsons songs as a tribute! U r the greatest!!!!!!!!!!! Xoxo