This remembrance of a prominent figure in the Dutch bluegrass community is a contribution from Pieter Groenveld. Bé Holdtman: 1943 – 2012 I’m very sorry to report that one of the most productive bluegrass concert organizers in Holland, Bé Holdtman passed away on
Charlie Louvin —Still Rattlin' The Devil's Cage is the title of a new documentary film released in December 2011. A part of the legendary Louvin Brothers duet with his brother Ira, Charlie lost his battle with cancer last year, but not before
Charles Whitstein had a particular place in Charlie Louvin’s life. Not only did he help to rekindle the music of the Louvin Brothers with a debut album with his late brother Robert, he stood beside Charlie and sang tenor –
Charlie Louvin RIP: July 7, 1927 - January 26, 2011 Charlie Louvin, a star of the Grand Ole Opry for more than 50 years, died early on Wednesday morning (1/26) at his home in Wartrace, about 50 miles southeast of Nashville,
Richard Thompson collected some thoughts about the passing of Charlie Louvin from some of the artists on whom he has left an impact. Bobby Osborne has many memories of Charlie Louvin and his brother Ira over the years…. “There have been some
The Tennessean is reporting that traditional country music icon Charlie Louvin passed away this morning at his home. He was 83 years old. We will have a proper remembrance up shortly for this seminal songwriter and performer whose influence touched bluegrass
The October 30 benefit concert for Charlie Louvin we told you about last month turned out to be a great success. Charlie, the surviving half of the legendary Louvin Brothers duet, is suffering from pancreatic cancer and is overwhelmed by
A benefit concert has been scheduled for October 30 to help defray medical expenses for Charlie Louvin, who is being treated for pancreatic cancer. Charlie is, of course, half of the legendary Louvin Brothers who had a string of hits in
The political magazine, American Spectator, ran a special report yesterday on their website featuring an interview and story about Charlie Louvin. The story is a nice length and includes a lot of first hand comments directly from Charlie. The history of
