Trivia

With his older brother, Ira Louvin, elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001.

He and his older brother, Ira Louvin, parted ways on 18 Aug 1963.

First cousin of John D. Loudermilk.

He runs The Louvin Brothers Museum in Bell Buckle, Tennessee

Along with his older brother, Ira Louvin, during their days as The Louvin Brothers, they recorded with legendary Nashville guitar player Hank Garland.

Bell Buckle, Tennessee (March 2005)

He died from complications of pancreatic cancer in the early morning of January 26, 2011, at his home in Wartrace, TN.

He had three sons with his wife, Betty: Charlie "Sonny" E. Jr. (born July 25, 1954; died January 27, 2016), Glenn and Kenneth.