Hey everyone! The lady who won this raffle the first time generously donated the boots back to the IBMA Foundation so they could be raffled again. You get one more opportunity for a chance to win a pair of Satan Is Real/Ira and Charlie Louvin boots custom-made just for you! 

Additional information: Ira and Charlie Louvin were a brother duo who started out singing gospel music and eventually moved into also performing secular music. Their beautiful harmony singing influenced everyone from Elvis to EmmyLou Harris. The Louvin Brothers’ most iconic gospel album “Satan Is Real” was released in 1959; the cover features Ira and Charlie in a rock quarry surrounded by flames and overshadowed by a large Satan made of plywood, created by Ira. Ira was a drinker who felt he had been called to preach instead of play music. His conflicted feelings led him to swing wildly between Heaven and Hell, and inspired many heartfelt songs about sin, alcohol, hell, and the devil. The title track of the album “Satan Is Real” tells the story of a sweet and comforting church service derailed by an old man’s admonition to warn of Satan and the harm he does to society and families. I spent much of my childhood in outdoor camp meetings listening to many similar exhortations and sermons, and the recitation by Ira instantly transports me back in time. I rarely heard secular music in my childhood but I remember growing up listening to our three Louvin Brothers gospel albums (including “Satan Is Real”), deeply feeling the passion, guilt, regret, and joy of which they sang, and learning harmony as I sang along.

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