Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass

[electra225]

This band was a big deal in the 1970's. They covered several older country hits, had hits of their own with them. A combination of country, big band, Western Swing and bluegrass, it presented a really different, and popular, approach to country music. Typically with a trombone lead, muted trumpets, drums, two bass instruments, and the ever-present banjo. Upbeat tempo, for the most part, lent itself well to line dancing and just plain listening. Danny Davis was a recording producer for RCA, along side of Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson and Felton Jarvis. "Movin' On" was an old Hank Snow hit. The album was arguably one of their best....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4mjJF_ ... rt_radio=1

In The Mood.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgVe7BY ... uA&index=8

[TC Chris]

I've always liked Hank Snow's version. In the NB version, the steel guitar solo is cool.

Chris Campbell

[electra225]

DD & NB was an artist who never recorded a bad note. They did an album with Hank Locklin. Widely regarded as having recorded the first song in the Nashville Sound genre, Locklin's tenor voice blended well with the brass. "Ring Of Fire" was another big hit for the band. People who don't like country music like them because their music doesn't sound all that "country".

There was a couple in town, unmarrried. Popeye and Geneva. Popeye had a proper name, but I never knew it. He was a WW2 veteran who had lost an eye in the war. He was a man of small stature, a bricklayer by trade, in his early 60's tough as a saddle horn. Geneva was a substantial woman, reminded me of Ma Kettle. She was a cook at a local resturant. Not as old as Popeye by maybe three or four years. I drove a truck for the same company as her son. Geneva came home one day and found her husband and another woman in bed. She packed her grip and headed to the Legion for a cold one. Popeye was tending bar and offered her a place to stay for the night. She stayed for 25 years. This couple was renowned for their ability to dance. They would do a polka-style dance to "Movin' On" by the Nashville Brass. People would buy them drinks if they would dance to that song. They looked like they couldn't walk many times, let alone dance. Amazing, kind people. Everybody in town loved them. When I hear this song, I think of them.

[TC Chris]

Amazing, kind people. Everybody in town loved them. When I hear this song, I think of them.

As an old guy, I have come to realize that we remember kindness better than almost any other qualities. We don't much remember wealth or power or cleverness. We all remember the kind neighbors, or the stranger who helped out in a moment of need.

Chris Campbell

[William]

Amen to that Chris, I could not agree more.

Bill