Charlie Louvin’s 50th Anniversary ‘Satan Is Real’ Tour
83-year-old Charlie Louvin, suffering from pancreatic cancer, is heading out on the road to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Louvin Brothers release of the landmark album Satan Is Real. Charlie, Country Music Hall of Famer and member of the Grand Ole Opry for 55 years, is showing no signs of slowing down. And as first reported here, when he leaves on the road, he will not be playing the usual venues Hall of Famer’s play, but establishments usually reserved for underground country artists and rock bands.
For example his show in Nashville will not be at the typical haunts for country legends like The Opry or The Loveless Cafe. He will be playing in east Nashville, at Foobar Too, a spot frequented by acts like Wayne “The Train” Hancock and Joe Buck.
There’s also a benefit concert scheduled to help with Charlie’s mounting medical bills that will be happening south of Nashville at the Bell Buckle Banquet Hall on Oct. 30th.
The Louvin Brothers’ Satan Is Real album was especially known for its interesting cover, which was taken in a rock quarry, with a 12 foot plywood rendition of Satan in the background and burning tires hidden under rocks creating the flames of Hell. The song was later used by Hank III in a medley to open his album Straight To Hell.
You can find Charlie’s tour dates below, as well as on the Saving Country Music Calendar, where all important REAL country concert dates can be found.
UPDATE: CHARLIE HAS CANCELED HIS NOVEMBER TOUR DATES DUE TO HEATH. FURTHER UPDATES COMING.
One Eyed Jacks
New Orleans. LA
Thursday 11-18-2010
The Hi-Tone
Memphis, TN
Off Broadway
St Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
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Bourbon Theatre
Lincoln, NE
Swallow Hill
Denver, CO
Rocky Mountain Pub
Grand Junction, CO
Corazon
Santa Fe, NM
The Conservatory
Oklahoma City, OK
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
Houston, TX
Antone’s
Austin, TX
Artmosphere
Lafayette, LA
October 17, 2010 @ 11:19 am
That’s great, good for Charlie. Wish I could catch one of these shows.
October 17, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
excellent….i hope everyone will ‘SHARE’ this info…..
October 17, 2010 @ 3:20 pm
Charlie Louvin is THE next Waylon Jennings.
You heard it here first.
October 17, 2010 @ 4:12 pm
Or was Waylon Jennings the next Charlie Louvin?
🙂
October 17, 2010 @ 6:21 pm
No matter what way you put it…Hes the “Next Waylon”!
October 17, 2010 @ 7:56 pm
I think I may make the trip to either Memphis, or NOLA to catch the show.
October 17, 2010 @ 8:40 pm
Saving Country Music will be covering the Austin show. And there’s a slight chance I might be in Nashville.
October 17, 2010 @ 9:02 pm
I saw him live earlier this year it was awesome got a signed louvin brothers cd and got to hang out with charlie before the show.
October 17, 2010 @ 10:07 pm
What a trooper! All those dates, phew I’m exhausted just reading them. I sure hope he gets a lot of support and that the folks lucky enough to see him play contribute generously. It must be dreadful enduring cancer treatment and having to worry about how you are going to have to pay for it on top of it all 🙁
I was fortunate enough to see him play at some dodgy little honky tonk in NYC last time I was there, about 5 years ago. I was also lucky enough to get my photo taken with him too, he was a true southern gentleman. An absolute legend.
October 17, 2010 @ 11:04 pm
Please don’t share the picture itself Carla. None of us care to see it. 😉
October 18, 2010 @ 2:01 pm
Just for that I am now going to spam your facebook wall with naked pics of Keith Urban
October 18, 2010 @ 7:55 pm
Don’t you dare!
October 18, 2010 @ 8:26 pm
“member of the Grand Ole Opry for 55 years”
they probably yanked his health insurance ….like they did to Stonewall Jackson
October 18, 2010 @ 10:13 pm
Yeah, don’t think that hasn’t crossed my mind numerous times in the past few days. There is a story there, and it should be told.
October 18, 2010 @ 5:46 am
I wish him good health and God speed. You can beat cancer, just like you can beat the Devil.
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Wish I could see him in NOLA. It gets more and more expensive everytime I go ~~
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