With eight albums selling over two million records and worldwide hits like "Jackie Blue" and "If You Want To Get To Heaven" the Ozark Mountain Daredevils have come a long way from the Missouri bars and porches where their music was born. It all began for the Daredevils in 1971 when a collection of singer songwriters from the Springfield area put together a band as an outlet for their songwriting. They Played their first gig near the end of 1971 and, in the spring of the following year, went into the studio to make a demo tape. The tape came to the attention of David Anderle at A&M Records, who liked what he heard and passed the tape on to A&M president, Jerry Moss. This resulted in the band signing to A&M with Anderle and Glyn Johns producing, thus the Daredevils were off to London to Make their first album at the famed Olympic Studios. This first album contained the smash hit "If You Wanna Get To Heaven" written by Cash and Dillon, and produced a gold album. The pop"Jackie Blue", written by Cash and Larry Lee, came from the second album "It’ll Shine When It Shines", and was a top-five worldwide record.
The band has made subsequent albums, and continues to build their audience through records and touring across the U.S. and Canada, performing for their large cult following. The band was described by Rolling Stone Magazine as "A mixture of Country, Appalchia, the south, and Rock & Roll".
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Very "STONEY” sounds as, always! I have enjoyed your music my whole life!! Keep on rocking! Your old fan, "JEN The STONED ALIEN"
Hi there , just dropping in to say hello . In this crazy world where people believe that time is some kind of constant reality , it's nice to know that some people realize that there are no constants , or realities. Even so , Seasons greetings from your constant friend . Really --- Merry Christmas .
Thanks for adding me ! BTW, the Ozark Mountain Daredevil's version of 'A Satisfied Mind' is my favorite of ALL TIME...the lyrics are killer and your melody does the song better than even the original's, Porter Wagoner's or Johnny Cash's, I kid you not.
I don't know who is running this site or I would contact you directly ... but I see where you haven't logged in for sometyme so I am just gonna post this ... My friend Supe has finally gotten his book out on his years with the OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS !!! I don't know about you but I grew up on that stuff ... and they were just right up the road from my neck of the woods . Jackie Blue, Chicken Train, If ya wanna get to Heaven I few years back I befriended Supe and talked him into granting me an interview for a publication in Madrid. You can imagine my excitement ... sitting down with one of the musicians I learned from at last in person and all !
I hope to be able to put that interview online soon. yes there's video of it as well BUT DAMN MAN THIS IS THE BOOK !!! I can't wait ta get my copy !!!
here is a cut and paste from the E mail Supe just sent me:
Well, it’s finally here. ‘It Shined’ only took me four and a half years to complete. It is now available for mass consumption. As of this note (Sept. 9), though the book has been sent to the printer, I haven’t received copies to peddle. I am hoping that this will take place within the next two weeks. At that point, you will be able to, not only buy them directly from me, but will be able to find them in – or order them from - book stores throughout the Midwest.
There are a couple web sites, though, that are already offering it. For those who can’t wait, here are a couple ways you can order copies:
Thanks for the add, OMD! It'll Shine When It Shines is hands down one of the best albums of all time. I saw you guys ages ago (I was smoking dope with dinosaurs at the time) at the university in Montevallo, Alabama. Awesome show! Thanks for all the great music.
Blessings & best wishes from Talladega, Richard Brown
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