CR006 - The Louvin Brothers: Running Wild

The way Charlie and Ira Louvin could sing together is downright otherworldly. There's even a special term we had to invent for family (it's always/only family) who can sing this way: blood harmony. This episode delves in to exactly what blood harmony is and how the magic of it can't save you from beating the living hell out of each other at every opportunity. Here is the story of two dirt-poor brothers who fought for fifteen years to achieve their lifelong dream and what happened after that. (Hint: it involves whiskey and bullets.) This episode is recommended for fans of: singing, physics, the Radiolab podcast, mandolins and Roy Acuff. If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts and, please, share this episode with one person. Find a full transcript of this episode with pictures, as well as a list of every song excerpted in the episode and relevant video clips at: https://cocaineandrhinestones.com/louvin-brothers-running-wild

Another really good podcast

I knew Charlie fairly well later in his life. One thing he’d love to do was make up a total bullshit story just to see if the persons around would believe it. He went on one time about how Gram Parsons was gay but I doubt if he even ever even met him. The whole alt country, Americans scene helped his career in his last years.
With Charlie, you just have to accept anything Charlie said with a grain of salt. Some stuff he did and said was hilarious too.