Ira Louvin

Ira Lonnie Loudermilk (April 21, 1924 – June 20, 1965), known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 21, 1924, Died June 20, 1965 (Williamsburg)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1947 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, mandolin, vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	E0VB-4004	10-in.	3/25/1950	Gonna shake hands with mother over there	Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-5800	10-in.	10/17/1950	I'm gonna love you one more time	Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys	Male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Victor	E0VB-5802	10-in.	10/17/1950	Take my ring from your finger	Johnnie and Jack ; Tennessee Mountain Boys	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Victor	D7VB-0352	10-in.	3/24/1947	I'm comin' back but I don't know when	Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, mandolin
Victor	D7VB-0353	10-in.	3/24/1947	It's only a phonograph record	Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, mandolin
Victor	D7VB-0354	10-in.	3/24/1947	Down in the willow garden	Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, mandolin
Victor	D7VB-0355	10-in.	3/24/1947	Bringin' in the Georgia mail	Kentucky Pardners (Charlie Monroe) ; Charlie Monroe	Male vocal solo, with string band	instrumentalist, mandolin
Victor	D9VB-0815	10-in.	1/31/1949	Alabama	Blue Sky Boys	Male vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO45070	10-in.	1/16/1951	Your address unknown	Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys	String band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	CO46492	10-in.	7/13/1951	The West Virginia polka	Stoney Cooper ; Wilma Lee Cooper	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	songwriter
Columbia	CO47662	10-in.	2/5/1952	Are you teasing me	Carl Smith	Male vocal solo, with string band	songwriter
Decca	NA 2004		8/23/1949	Alabama	The Louvin Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin
Decca	NA 2005		8/23/1949	Seven year blues	The Louvin Brothers		vocalist, instrumentalist, mandolin

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Louvin, Ira," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106037.

Louvin, Ira. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106037.

"Louvin, Ira." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.