Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, church-going Christian gospel singer. His brother Ira was not. A hard drinker, Ira was known for frequently smashing his mandolin onstage; he was banned from performing at the Grand Ole Opry for several weeks after a scandal in which his wife shot him five tim[...]
Violence is a spectre haunting men, moving from father to son and out rippling out through society. A disastrous run-in with a meth dealer reminds Patterson Wells of this fact, though in truth pain and loss are never really far from his mind. For Patterson, disaster is the norm. Working rough trade [...]