Bringing some church to the White House.
—President Obama
Shirley Caesar, Aretha Franklin, Rance Allen, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Lyle Lovett, T Bone Burnett, et al., live, Washington, D.C., 2015
two takes
Charlie Louvin, July 7, 1927-January 26, 2011
“If I Could Only Win Your Love” (Ira & Charlie Louvin)
Emmylou Harris & Charlie Louvin, live (TV broadcast), mid-80s
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Louvin Brothers, 1958
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lagniappe
He really changed the world of music, Charlie did. I know that, for me, hearing the Louvin Brothers brought me that fierce love of harmony.
—Emmylou Harris
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Louvin Brothers, “I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby,” live (TV broadcast),
c. 1955
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I can remember my brother and I singing together when I was 5 and he was 8 years old. He already knew how, and he was teaching me.
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I’m the biggest harmony lover in the world. If a song’s worth singing you ought to put harmony on it.
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Show business is all I really know how to do. I would like for that to be the last thing I do.
—Charlie Louvin
three takes
“Love Hurts” (Felice & Boudleaux Bryant)
Keith Richards & Norah Jones, live, Los Angeles, 2004 (Gram Parsons Tribute Concert)
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Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris, live (radio broadcast), 1973
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The Everly Brothers, 1960
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