The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on Record: A Narrative Discography (532 pp) by Michael Kuelker out now!
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19 Nov 2023
Daredevil fans, I invite you to vote for the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ debut album as one of the Top Albums of 1973 on Sirius. You’ll need to write in this choice, but it’s very easy.
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14 Nov 2023
This morning, a book order went out to Leigh on Sea, England, occasioning me to look it up. Leigh on Sea is a coastal town east of London, 4226 miles away from me in St Louis.
My English readers have generally been OG Ozark Mountain Daredevil fans who saw the band on tour /1
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14 Nov 2023
… in the UK in the mid-70s or they are the children of those fans and grew up with OMD music in the home.
The number and variety of international pressings of Daredevil albums and singles prompted me to write a chapter in The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on Record about it.
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13 Nov 2023
Dec 31, 1980 — The Ozark Mountain Daredevils reunited the six founding members for concerts, one in Springfield and one (heard here) in Kansas City.
Rhythm and Joy—The 1980 Reunion Concert came out on CD & DVD on Varèse Vintage in 2006. It’s well worth seeking out.
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13 Nov 2023
It was the first time in 4 years that all the original members performed together, Randle Chowning & Buddy Brayfield having departed in 1976. New guitarist Terry Wilson and longtime partner Steve Canaday were also in the mix with Steve Cash, John Dillon, Supe Granda, & Larry Lee.
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11 Nov 2023
JOHN DILLON, founding member of the OMD, in Columbia, Missouri, in September 2019. In concert, you find him moving from guitar to mouthbow to fiddle and singing lead and background vocals.
Dillon is the writer or co-writer of many of the Daredevils’ best loved songs /1
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11 Nov 2023
A short list of John Dillon-penned (or co-written) tunes — “Standin’ on a Rock,” “Beauty in the River,” “Keep on Churnin’,” “You Made It Right,” “Noah,” “If You Wanna Get to Heaven” … so many great songs. Pictured here is an ad from 1972 in the Springfield News-Leader. /2
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9 Nov 2023
“If I Only Knew,” composed and sung by Larry Lee, was the first single to be released from the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ The Car Over the Lake Album in autumn 1975.
“If I only knew what wakes me
If I only knew
Then I would be outside walkin'
Through the morning dew with you”
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7 Nov 2023
Quality & first impressions matter! I just received a new, independently published music memoir direct from the artist for $25 $10 postage and am dismayed. The book was dropped into an envelope wrapped in a piece of *typing paper* and sent at media mail rate of about $3.50. /1
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7 Nov 2023
Unsurprisingly, the book arrived with a ding on the cover and spine — maybe not bad enough to send it back but it isn’t pretty. I won’t name names, but the artist has had a substantial career in professional music and is a published author.
Not good enough!
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7 Nov 2023
All mail orders for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils on Record through Amazon & omdonrecord.com are wrapped in recyclable bubble wrap and nestled in a box able to withstand a body slam and flying elbow drop from The Undertaker. /3
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6 Nov 2023
The Daredevils put on a spirited concert Saturday night at Woldwood Springs Lodge in Steelville. It was a sold out one-night-only event, and the Dares, who have performed more in 2023 than they have in 30 years, sounded like a band that’s sure of itself and having fun.
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6 Nov 2023
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils played two sets for over two hours of music drawn mostly from the A&M years though a few of the recent cuts like “No Way Out” and the new “More Cowbell” (with loud audience participation) were included. The deep cuts were many. /2
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6 Nov 2023
I enjoyed meeting Daredevil fans and seeing familiar faces. I sold a few books, too, although the Wi-Fi was out at the lodge and I could do only cash sales. I have copies left signed by John Dillon & Supe Granda. Order now! /3
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4 Nov 2023
Wildwood Springs Lodge 11-04-2023. It may look modest but in a few hours, when the lights dim and the room fills with the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Daredevil fans and OMD music, this place will transform and it becomes something unforgettable.
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4 Nov 2023
Tonight, it’s the Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ annual show at Wildwood Springs Lodge in Steelville, MO, where they’ve performed annually since 2006. Here’s SUPE GRANDA wearing his Wildwood shirt.
I look forward to seeing OMD fans at the Lodge — always a memorable concert.
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2 Nov 2023
The HigLeeWils — from left, David Wilson, Larry Lee, and Emily Higgins — at the Focal Point in St Louis (2019). Highly talented acoustic trio. Larry Lee went back to his Ozark Mountain Daredevil days and sang newer material, too.
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31 Oct 2023
It’s suddenly cold here in the Midwest, so let’s dial back to summertime — a hot July 4th in 2014 @ Forest Park in St Louis. “Southern Cross” is the song they were performing when I snapped this shot. The Daredevils have a long history of playing on or around July 4 in STL.
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31 Oct 2023
In the photo we see, from left, John Dillon, Ron Gremp, Steve Cash, Supe Granda, and Dave Painter. Playing alongside but not in the frame were Kelly Brown, Nick Sibley, Bill Jones, and Ruell Chappell. Molly Healey was not yet a regular member of the band.
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31 Oct 2023
Summer 2014 was a good one for the band. In August, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils performed at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Missouri. The concert was streamed online and provides excellent video of the latter day OMD.
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