Thad Cockrell August 24, 2007

North Carolina singer/songwriter Thad Cockrell hails from the old school of country music, the days before Nashville went pop. "There's no 'alt' in my country," says Cockrell. The term "living legend" gets thrown around quite a bit, but it actually applies to Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Louvin. The magical harmonies and depth of feeling found on Louvin Brothers recordings of the '50s and '60s inspired a new generation of musicians, firmly establishing the Louvins' stature as one of the most influential duos in country music history.