Satan Is Real
The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers
By Charlie Louvin; Benjamin Whitmer
(Igniter, Hardcover, 9780062069030, 320pp.)
Publication Date: January 2012
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook
Categories: Personal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians - General
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Get ready for one of America’s great untold stories: the true saga of the Louvin Brothers, a mid-century Southern gothic Cain and Abel and one of the greatest country duos of all time. The Los Angeles Times called them “the most influential harmony team in the history of country music,” but Emmylou Harris may have hit closer to the heart of the matter, saying “there was something scary and washed in the blood about the sound of the Louvin Brothers.” For readers of Johnny Cash’s irresistible autobiography and Merle Haggard’s My House of Memories, no country music library will be complete without this raw and powerful story of the duo that everyone from Dolly Parton to Gram Parsons described as their favorites: the Louvin Brothers.
“There was something scary and washed in the blood about the sound of the Louvin Brothers.”
-Emmylou Harris
“Charlie…was a true punk, in the best sense of the word.”
-Lucinda Williams
“You can’t find anybody, I don’t think, that was not inspired by them.”
-Vince Gill
“They influenced everybody.”
-Phil Everly
“The Burritos’ favorite artists.”
-Gram Parsons
“Probably the greatest traditional country duo in history.”
-Grove Dictionary of American Music
“The Louvin Brothers were my favorite when I was young and growing up in the business.”
-Dolly Parton
“One of the pre-eminent brother acts in country music and an inspiration to several generations of rock musicians.”
-New York Times
“The most influential harmony team in the history of country music.”
-Los Angeles Times
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