82 years old, and still kicking ass. He headlined on Thursday night at the new branch of the NYC "92nd St. Y" -- (which is, of course, on Hudson Street. Sure.)

The other Louvin Brother is long gone, but Charlie's spent the ensuing decades re-crafting all their songs as solo pieces. We were chatting with him for quite a while backstage before the show. Funny, sharp, and has an impressive catalog of off-color jokes. Wearing a mid-grey cowboy hat that was almost as big as he was. Then he went out onstage and burned the place down for a full hour.

If you've never heard any Louvin Brothers recordings (though I'm quite sure you've all seen the cover of the LP "SATAN IS REAL") then do go give a listen, and find out where the Everly Brothers got most of their sound from.

Would love to have that kind of energy now no less at 82. good for him