Louvin Brothers

One of my favorite singing groups of all time

On the left.. Ira Louvin was notorious for his drinking and short temper. He married four times, his third wife having shot him three times in the back after he tried to strangle her. When performing and drinking, Ira would sometimes become angry enough on stage to smash his mandolin;otherwise his style was heavily influenced by Bill Monroe. He died on June 20, 1965 when a drunken driver struck his car in Williamsburg, Missouri. At the time, a warrant for Louvin's arrest had been issued on a DUI charge.
His Brother Charlie still performs today at 82 years of age.