1. Charles Elzer Loudermilk, known professionally as Charlie Louvin, was an American country music singer and songwriter.
15 Facts About Charlie Louvin
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Charlie Louvin is best known as one of the Louvin Brothers, and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1955.
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Charlie Louvin started singing when he was eight years old.
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Charlie Louvin began singing professionally with his brother Ira as a teenager on local radio programs in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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The Charlie Louvin Brothers released numerous singles, such as "When I Stop Dreaming", with over 20 recordings reaching the country music charts.
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Charlie Louvin continued to perform solo, making numerous appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and in later years acting as an elder statesman for country music.
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In 2001, the Charlie Louvin Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Charlie Louvin wrote two songs with Rockabilly Hall of Famer Colonel Robert Morris, one of which is on Morris' trucking CD, Highway Hero.
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Charlie Louvin closed his Louvin Brothers museum in Nashville and was looking to open another one in Monteagle, Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
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Charlie Louvin was a cousin of songwriter John D Loudermilk.
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Charlie Louvin performed with Emmylou Harris and longtime Harris and Gram Parsons accompanist Al Perkins on steel guitar.
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Charlie Louvin made one final public appearance on RFD-TV's The Marty Stuart Show, alongside his son, Sonny Charlie Louvin.
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Charlie Louvin performed "See the Big Man Cry", after which country music icon Connie Smith spoke of her admiration for Louvin, before performing "I Don't Love You Anymore".
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Charlie Louvin underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer on July 22,2010.
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Charlie Louvin died from its complications in the early morning of January 26,2011, in his Wartrace, Tennessee, home, aged 83.