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“Cathy’s Clown,” from The Everly Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival's antiwar anthem “Fortunate Son” and Heart Like a Wheel, from newly minted Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Linda Ronstadt, have been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Albums by U2 (The Joshua Tree), Isaac Hayes (Theme From Shaft) and Art Blakey (A Night at Birdland) and music from Celia Cruz, Bing Crosby, Elmore James, Buck Owens, The Louvin Brothers, Louis Jordan and Jeff Buckley also can be found among the latest batch of 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” recordings to be preserved, it was announced today. The selections bring

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Many writers have seized on the Cain-and-Abel angle of Ira and Charlie Louvin, otherwise known as the legendary country duo The Louvin Brothers. But none of those writers has ever been Charlie himself. Just before his death in 2011, the 83-year-old icon completed Satan Is Real: The Ballad Of The Louvin Brothers, an account of his tumultuous relationship with his elder brother Ira, who died in a car wreck in 1965 after a lifetime of booze and vice. The title refers to the Louvins’ infamous 1960 country-gospel album, Satan Is Real, which means the brothers brought all those biblical allusions ...

Country music icon Charlie Louvin has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 83. The beloved star, best known as a member of the Louvin Brothers duo with his sibling Ira, died at his home in Wartrace, Tennessee on Wednesday, January 26, according to his manager, Brett Steele.

Louvin was diagnosed with the disease last year and underwent surgery in July, but he continued to perform as his health declined. The Louvin Brothers were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, cementing the group's place in music history.

Their hits included "When I Stop Dreaming", "Hoping That You're Hoping", "You're Running Wild" and 1965 chart-topper "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby".

The Crazy Heart soundtrack. With so much of this agglutination of rock, mud and salt water that we like to call the Earth having been thoroughly explored, mapped and subsequently filed, it follows that there must these days surely be a paucity of new species for the aspiring zoologist to discover. With even the South Pole probably only a few years away from scoring its own coffee shops and burger joints, what previously unseen creatures can there be left for all those wannabe Charles Darwins out there to prod and poke and use as steppingstones to a university chair? Well, here’s a suggestion for any such ambitious pups: try seeking out a sentient creature who will admit to a dislike of Jeff Bridges.

Unthinkable, I know! Ever since The Big Lebowski struck just over a decade ago, Lloyd’s younger son has enjoyed the gold-plated status of a slacker...

Ready or not, the holidays are coming! We asked some notable people from various walks of life about how they’re preparing. Actress Zooey Deschanel is the star of this year’s hit movie (500) Days of Summer. What holiday gift would you most like to receive? A pony, of course. What holiday gift are you excited about giving? The Louvin Brothers’ Christmas record. Related: • The 2009 Fanfair Holiday Gift Guide and other gift suggestions...