Tonight I’d like to offer up a Daily Dose of Big Rock Candy Mountain… Here’s The Katfish Four If you have never heard Baby Gramps this version will be an eye-opener for you…this gets cut off at the end but by then you’ll have the… Read More
Come with me. Let’s hop aboard the Wabash Cannonball and pay a little visit to the Big Rock Candy Mountain. Here’s Yodeling Slim Clark… http://youtu.be/lIhHALsMTt4 It was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. If you were part of the traveling nation, the mountain was… Read More
The first record I ever owned was a 78 by Ernest Tubb, Walkin’ the Floor Over You. The second record I ever owned was by Burl Ives. You almost never hear Burl Ives music anymore. Maybe you never even heard of him, I don’t know.… Read More
The Big Rock Candy Mountain has been a favourite song of mine about as long as I can remember. One of the first records I owned was the Burl Ives version. I’m sure some of you are thinking, ah-ha that explains a lot. http://youtu.be/gPqrTaVXJhI Here’s… Read More
Ghost Riders in the Sky was written back in 1948 by Stan Jones. This song, about cowboys chasing the Devil’s herd, has been recorded by many many performers. Back in the day here in Toronto, I don’t know how many times I watched the late… Read More
Ok, I know I’m showing my age here. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, records were those curious vinyl items used to play music before mp3s and before CDs, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. When I was a little… Read More
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