Dear Charlie,
Your interview is now live on youtube. I love you Charlie Louvin!
Marla Sitten
Journalist, Nashville Music Space
http://www.youtube.com/user/nashvillemusicspace
This post was submitted by Shelby Nash Craft.
Charlie Louvin
Charlie Louvin is a Country Music Hall of Fame legend. His music is featured in the recently released, award winning movie, Crazy Heart, and has been sung by virtually all of the great country music stars, including Allison Krause, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, The Byrds, and on and on and on.
Mr. Louvin’s “hay day” was in the late 40′s, throughout the 50′s, and early 60′s. He was part of a brother duet team, The Louvin Brothers. Their close harmony was based upon old, sacred harp music from the 1920′s. Charlie and his brother Ira helped shape the emerging American country music genre.
Mr. Louvin was so pleased with the article that we wrote about him last year that he asked us to build his new web site. We did. It launched on February 27th, 2010. Go check it out some time! http://charlielouvin.net or http://louvinbrothers.com
Even if you don’t care for “old school” country music, Mr. Louvin’s life represents a fascinating chapter in American history, and is a delight to read about.
Southern Fried Chicken
I never told Bayno when Mama was going to make fried chicken. If I didn’t say anything, then all the cracklings in the pan would be mine. When the chicken was brown and crisp, I would take the spatula and press it against the bottom of the skillet and scrape the cracklings out of the grease, and when they were cool enough, I’d pour them into my mouth.
That summer was different from other summers even though the garden was the same. All its blooming and growing meant a good harvest along with back breaking work. Sometimes I’d stand in the middle of a row with both hands pressed into my back, my hands making a V and I would bend backwards and listen to all the bones popping and feel the muscles stretch so much they hurt. But with the sun beating down, I’d set my jaw and finish the row no matter if I was weeding, hoeing, or picking.
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This post was submitted by Julie Eger.
