Classic Tracks: Bottom of the Bottle ~ Ira Louvin

• Album: Unforgettable Ira Louvin: Capitol Records, ST-2413 (1965) • Single: Bottom of the Bottle: Capitol Records, (1965) • Written By: Ira Louvin • Producer, recording studio and session personnel are unknown The erratic, troubled Ira Louvin managed to record one solo album (LP) in 1965, but later that year the Louvin Brothers story ended tragically when Ira died in a car crash while touring the Midwest. The Unforgettable Ira Louvin (The Last Recordings of a Great Country Star) is a strong, well-produced album with plenty of duets with his wife, Anne Young. Ira had a habit of putting some of his songwriting credits in Anne’s name, though there’s little doubt that it was Ira who wrote these tunes. The material, much of it with a honky-tonk edge, is distinctly different than the Louvin Brothers sound we are accustomed to hearing. Ira wrote Bottom of the Bottle for Hank Williams, but hank never recorded it. Many of these songs were originally released as singles, as Ira was taking tentative steps to launch a solo career. Ira Louvin (4/21/1924 ~ 6/20/1965) Ira, a masterful songwriter, mandolin player and one of the top country musicians of the ’50s, teamed up with his brother Charlie Louvin to form the Louvin Brothers. Charlie and Ira’s proficiency on guitar and mandolin is remarkable and their plaintive harmony will haunt you forever. Their duo’s hits included When I Stop Dreaming, Cash on the Barrel Head and If I Could Only Win Your Love. The Louvin Brothers were famous …
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