''Close Harmony'' is a box set of
The Louvin Brothers recordings. It is an eight-CD
box set
A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit.
Music
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and was released in 1992.
History
''Close Harmony'' contains 219 songs from the duo's years with
Capitol,
Decca,
MGM, and Apollo, presented in chronological order along with session notes.
The recordings include such artists as
Chet Atkins,
Grandpa Jones,
The Jordanaires,
Jerry Byrd,
Pete Drake,
Floyd Cramer,
Hank Garland and many others.
The annotations for the songs that accompanied the box set were expanded into a book titled ''In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers'' by Charles K. Wolfe.
Reception
In his
Allmusic review, Thom Jurek describes the release, concluding " Charlie and Ira took harmony singing to a new level and the creation of full-length albums far out of the sphere of one or two singles and filler. It's true that this is mainly for the fanatics, but it's also for libraries and historians of the music... This set is a treasure. Period."
Personnel
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Charlie Louvin – vocals, guitar
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Ira Louvin – vocals, tenor guitar, mandolin
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Chet Atkins – guitar
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Grandpa Jones – banjo
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The Jordanaires – vocals
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Harold Bradley – guitar, bass
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Owen Bradley
William Owen Bradley (October 21, 1915 – January 7, 1998) was an American musician and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects of the 1950s and 1960s Nashville sou ...
– vibraphone
*Paul Buskirk – mandolin
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Jerry Byrd – pedal steel guitar
*Lightning Chance – bass
*Roy Madison "Junior" Huskey – bass
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Floyd Cramer – piano
*Faye Cunningham – vocals
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Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
*Ray Edenton – guitar, banjo
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Hank Garland – guitar
*Smiley Wilson – guitar
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Buddy Harman – drums
*William Paul Ackerman – drums
*Don Helms – pedal steel guitar
*Eddie Hill – fiddle, guitar
*Jimmy Capps – guitar
*Paul Yandell – guitar
*Odell Martin – guitar
*George McCormick – guitar, baritone guitar, vocal harmony
*Marvin H. Hughes – piano, organ
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Shot Jackson
Harold Bradley "Shot" Jackson (September 4, 1920 ; January 24, 1991) was an American country guitarist best known for playing Dobro and pedal steel guitar. He also designed and manufactured guitars under the name Sho-Bud.
Biography
Jackson move ...
– dobro
*Thomas Lee Jackson Jr. – fiddle
*Dale Potter – fiddle
*Jimmy Riddle – harmonica
Production notes:
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Paul Cohen – producer
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Ken Nelson – producer
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Fred Rose – producer
*Bob Jones – mastering
*Eddie Stubbs – discography
*Larry Walsh – mixing
*Richard Weize – reissue producer, research
*Mark Wilder – disc dub
*Hoffmann Nienburg – artwork
*Charles K. Wolfe – liner notes, photography, illustrations, discography
*Brad Benedict – photography, illustrations
*Manfred Bersebach – photography, illustrations
*David Freeman – photography, illustrations
See also
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Close harmony
References
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The Louvin Brothers albums
1992 compilation albums
Bear Family Records compilation albums